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THE MANITOWOC COMPANY, INC.

One Park Plaza

11270 West Park Place, Suite 1000

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53224

(414) 760-4600

March 25, 202123, 2023

Dear Shareholder:NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

You are cordially invited to attend by virtual presence online the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (“2021 Annual Meeting”) of The Manitowoc Company, Inc. (the “Company”) which will be held on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. Central Daylight Time.  As a result of the continued public health and travel concerns relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 Annual Meeting will be held in a virtual meeting (via live audio webcast) format only.  You will not be able to attend the 2021 Annual Meeting physically.  You or your proxyholder could participate, vote, and examine our shareholder list at the 2021 Annual Meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/MTW2021 and using your control number found on your proxy card.  

As set forth in the enclosed Proxy Materials, the following matters of business are scheduled to be acted upon at the meeting:

1.

The election of eight directors for one-year terms expiring at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders;

2.

The ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021;

3.

An advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and the Executive Compensation sections of the Proxy Statement; and

4.

Such other business as may properly come before the 2021 Annual Meeting.

The Board of Directors of the Company recommends the following votes:

FOR election of the eight directors named in the Proxy Statement for one-year terms expiring at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders;

FOR the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021; and

FOR approval of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and the Executive Compensation sections of the Proxy Statement.

Whether or not you are able to attend the 2021 Annual Meeting by virtual presence online, we welcome your questions and comments about the Company. To make the best use of time at the meeting, we would appreciate receiving your questions or comments, in writing, in advance of the meeting, so they can be answered as completely as possible at the meeting. If you wish to make a comment or ask a question in writing, we would appreciate receiving it by April 25, 2021.   Please send to the attention of our Secretary.

It is important that your shares be represented and voted at the meeting. You should have already received an Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting with instructions on how to access the Proxy Materials and vote. As indicated in that Notice, you may view the Proxy Materials online at www.proxyvote.com and you may also access and complete the proxy card online at www.proxyvote.com. Or if you prefer, you may request a copy of the Proxy Materials, free of charge, including a hard copy of the proxy card, through the website www.proxyvote.com, by phone at 1-800-579-1639 or by email at sendmaterial@proxyvote.com.

On behalf of the officers and directors of the Company, thank you for your continued support and confidence.

Sincerely,

Aaron H. Ravenscroft

President and Chief Executive Officer


THE MANITOWOC COMPANY, INC.

One Park Plaza

11270 West Park Place, Suite 1000

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53224

(414) 760-4600

March 25, 2021

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the 20212023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of The Manitowoc Company, Inc. to be held as a virtual meeting atwww.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/MTW2021MTW2023 on Tuesday, May 4, 2021,2, 2023, at 9:00 a.m., Central Daylight Time.

We encourage you to access and review all of the information contained in the Proxy Statement and accompanying materials before voting. The Proxy Statement and the Company’s Annual Report are available at www.proxyvote.com.

If you want to receive a paper or email copy of these documents, you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. Please make your request for a copy as instructed below on or before April 20, 202118, 2023 to facilitate timely delivery.

The 20212023 Annual Meeting of The Manitowoc Company, Inc. will be held as follows:

Meeting date:

Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Meeting date:time:

    Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Meeting time:

9:00 a.m. Central Daylight Time

Virtual meeting site:

www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/MTW2021MTW2023

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The 20212023 Annual Meeting of The Manitowoc Company, Inc. will be held for the following purposes:

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To elect eight directors for one-year terms expiring at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, all as set forth and described in the Proxy Statement;

1.
To elect nine directors for one-year terms expiring at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, all as set forth and described in the Proxy Statement;

2.

To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021;

2.
To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP, as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023;

3.

To consider an advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and

3.
To conduct an advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers;

4.

To transact such other business as may properly come before the 2021 Annual Meeting.

4.
To conduct an advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers; and
5.
To transact such other business as may properly come before the 2023 Annual Meeting.

Shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 3, 20211, 2023, are cordially invited to attend by virtual presence online and are entitled to vote at the 20212023 Annual Meeting. However, whether or not you expect to attend the 20212023 Annual Meeting by virtual presence online, you are requested to properly complete the proxy card online at www.proxyvote.com or to obtain, complete, date, sign, and promptly return a hard copy of the proxy card, which can be obtained by request through the website, toll free number or email address noted above.

By Order of the Board of Directors

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ThomasJennifer L. Doerr, Jr.Peterson

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Milwaukee, Wisconsin


PROXY SUMMARY

Board and Corporate Governance Highlights

Our Board represents a balance of longer-tenured members with in-depth knowledge of our business and newer members who bring valuable additional attributes, skills and experience. Eight of our nine directors are independent and provide strong oversight of our long-term strategy. We believe that directors with different backgrounds and experiences make our boardroom and the Company stronger.

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The Company has always believed that strong corporate governance practices help create long-term value for our shareholders. The commitment to transparent corporate governance ensures that the Company is managed and monitored in a responsible and value-driven manner. Our Corporate Governance Guidelines, along with the charters of each of our Board Committees and the key practices of our Board of Directors, provide the framework for corporate governance at the Company.

The Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee believes that our Board is most effective when it embodies a diverse set of viewpoints and practical experiences. The Corporate Governance Guidelines ensure that the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee considers the diversity of viewpoints, backgrounds, experiences, expertise, and skill sets, including diversity of age, gender identity, nationality, race, and ethnicity when identifying and recommending to the Board qualified candidates for Board membership.


Proxy Summary

To maintain an effective Board, the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee considers how each nominee’s particular background, experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills will contribute to the Company’s success. As shown below, the members of our Board have a range of viewpoints, backgrounds, and expertise.

Board's Attributes
and Skills

 

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NAME

 

ANNE E.

BÉLEC

ROBERT G. BOHN

ANNE M. COONEY

AMY R.

DAVIS

KENNETH W. KRUEGER

ROBERT W. MALONE

C. DAVID MYERS

JOHN C. PFEIFER

AARON H. RAVENSCROFT

AGE

 

60

69

63

54

66

59

59

57

44

DIRECTOR SINCE

 

2019

2014

2016

2021

2004

2021

2016

2016

2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXPERIENCE

Experience as a public company board member.

 

CEO

Experience as a public company CEO.

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING

Experience at an executive level or expertise with financial reporting, internal controls, finance companies or public accounting.

 

MANUFACTURING

Experience at an executive level or expertise in managing a business or company that has significant focus on manufacturing.

 

GLOBAL EXPERIENCE

Experience at an executive level overseeing international operations or working outside the U.S.

 

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND STRATEGY

Experience at an executive level driving strategic direction and growth of an enterprise.

 

SALES AND MARKETING

Experience at an executive level with leading a sales organization or executing marketing strategies.

 

 

TECHNOLOGY

Experience at an executive level or expertise in the use of information technology or other technology to facilitate business objectives.

 

 

GENDER DIVERSITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Proxy Summary

Executive Compensation Highlights

The Compensation Committee believes the executive compensation program at Manitowoc is structured to align the interests of executives with those of our shareholders. These interests are met in rewarding value creation at all stages of the business cycle and providing an increasing percentage of performance-based compensation at higher levels of executive responsibility. This performance-based compensation is both market competitive and internally equitable. Based on this philosophy, 83% of CEO pay and 63% of named executive officer pay was tied to at risk short-term and long-term incentive plans. In addition, given the expansion of the Company’s environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) initiatives, the Compensation Committee elected to include a ESG measure in the 2022 short-term incentive plan focused on driving performance in environmental sustainability, workplace safety, and gender diversity.

In 2022, the Company experienced headwinds with higher raw material, energy, wages, logistics, and component costs due to the highly inflationary environment. Furthermore, supply chain, labor, and logistic constraints impacted the Company’s ability to produce and ship products during the year. Nevertheless, the Company nearly achieved its target financial goals while making strong gains in the Company’s objective to become more sustainable. This included achieving ISO 50001 certification, a global Energy Management Standard, at all of its manufacturing facilities and meeting its 2025 normalized Greenhouse Gas emissions reduction target three years ahead of schedule.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Solicitation and Voting

1

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors

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Proposal 2 – Ratification of the Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

7

Proposal 3 – Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers

8

Corporate Governance

9

Audit Committee Report

16

Ownership of Securities

18

Non-Employee Director Compensation

21

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

24

Risk Assessment of Compensation Practices

31

Compensation Committee Report

45

Executive Compensation Tables

46

Post-Employment Compensation

56

CEO Pay Ratio

62

Miscellaneous

63

Solicitation and Voting

1

 

Stock Ownership of Directors and Management

25

Who can vote?

1

 

Non-Employee Director Compensation

26

How to vote

1

 

Non-Employee Directors’ Compensation

27

How to obtain meeting materials

1

 

Stock Ownership Guidelines for Non-Employee
Directors

27

Who may attend the annual meeting by virtual presence online?

1

 

Deferred Compensation Plan

27

What do I need to do to attend the 2023 Annual Meeting by virtual presence online?

2

 

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

28

How can I participate in the 2023 Annual Meeting?

2

 

2022 Executive Summary Introduction

28

What if I encounter technical difficulties during the 2023 Annual Meeting?

2

 

Risk Assessment of Compensation Practices

46

Proxies

2

 

Compensation Committee Report

46

Required Quorum

3

 

Summary Compensation Tables

47

Your Broker needs your approval to vote certain
matters

3

 

Post-Employment Compensation

56

Required Vote

3

 

CEO Pay Ratio

59

 

 

 

Pay Versus Performance

60

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors

5

 

Miscellaneous

64

Information about the Company’s Director Nominees

5

 

 

 

Proposal 2 – Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP

9

 

INDEX OF FREQUENTLY

REQUESTED INFORMATION

 

Proposal 3 – Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers

10

 

I. Pay for Performance

29

Proposal 4 – Advisory Vote on Frequency of the Shareholder Vote on the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers

 

11

 

II. Compensation Governance

III. Executive Compensation

IV. Summary Compensation Table

V. All Other Compensation Table

33

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47

49

Corporate Governance

12

 

VI. Grants Of Plan-Based Awards In 2022

50

Corporate Governance Highlights

12

 

VII. Outstanding Equity Awards at 2022 Year-End

51

Independence

12

 

VIII. Option Exercises And Stock Vested In Fiscal 2022

51

Best Practices

12

 

IX. Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation

55

Accountability

12

 

X. Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control

56

Risk Oversight

12

 

XI. CEO Pay Ratio

59

Governance of the Company

13

 

XII. Pay Versus Performance

60

Risk Oversight

15

 

 

 

Compensation Committee

17

 

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Shareholder Engagement

18

 

 

Participants in Shareholder Engagement

18

 

Types of Shareholder Engagement

18

 

2022 Engagement Summary

18

 

Nominations of Directors

19

 

Communications to the Board of Directors

20

 

 

 

 

Audit Committee Report

22

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

23

 

Ownership of Securities

24

 

Stock Ownership of Beneficial Owners of More than Five Percent

24

 


THE MANITOWOC COMPANY, INC.

One Park Plaza

11270 West Park Place, Suite 1000

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53224

(414) 760-4600

SOLICITATION AND VOTING

This Proxy Statement is furnished by the Board of Directors (the “Board of Directors” or “Board”) of The Manitowoc Company, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (referred to in this Proxy Statement as the “Company,” “we” or “our”), to the shareholders of the Company in connection with a solicitation of proxies for use at the 20212023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “2021“2023 Annual Meeting”) to be held as a virtual meeting at 9:00 a.m., Central Daylight Time, on Tuesday, May 4, 2021,2, 2023, and at any and all adjournments or postponements thereof. This Proxy Statement and the accompanying materials are being provided to shareholders on or about March 25, 2021.23, 2023.

Who can vote?

OnAt the close of business on March 3, 2021,1, 2023, the record date for determining shareholders entitled to vote at the 20212023 Annual Meeting, there were outstanding 34,688,76835,170,221 shares of Company common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”). Each share outstanding on the record date is entitled to one vote on all matters presented at the meeting.

How to vote

Any shareholder entitled to vote may vote by attending the virtual meeting online or by duly executed proxy. Shareholders of record will have the option to vote by written proxy or electronically via either the internet or telephone. Instructions on how to vote are set forth in the Proxy Materials sent to shareholders. Shareholders may access and complete the proxy card online at www.proxyvote.com. In order to vote online, a shareholder will need the control number provided to the shareholder along with the Notice of Meeting. The Company is offering electronic services both as a convenience to its shareholders and as a step towards reducing costs. Shareholders not wishing to use electronic voting methods may continue to cast votes by returning their signed and dated proxy card. If you are a shareholder of record, you may attend the 20212023 Annual Meeting by virtual presence online and vote your shares at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/MTW2021 MTW2023during the meeting. You will need your control number found on your proxy card. Follow the instructions provided to cast your vote.

How to obtain meeting materials

All Proxy Materials for the 20212023 Annual Meeting, including this Proxy Statement and the 20202022 Annual Report to Shareholders, are available on the internet at www.proxyvote.com. All shareholders have been separately provided an “Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials.” As indicated in that Notice, if you want to receive a paper or email copy of these documents, you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. Shareholders will not receive printed copies of the proxy materials unless they request them. If you would like to receive a paper or email copy of our proxy materials, you should follow the instructions in the Notice for requesting such materials. Please make your request as instructed in that Notice on or before April 20, 202118, 2023 to facilitate timely delivery.

Who may attend the annual meeting by virtual presence online?

Only shareholders of record at the close of business on the record date (March 3, 2021)1, 2023), or their proxy holders or the underlying beneficial owners of the Common Stock, may attend the meeting by virtual presence online by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/MTW2021.  MTW2023.

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Solicitation and Voting

What do I need to do to attend the 20212023 Annual Meeting by virtual presence online?

To attend the 20212023 Annual Meeting by virtual presence online, please follow these instructions:

If shares you own are registered in your name, you may attend the 20212023 Annual Meeting by virtual presence online by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/MTW2021MTW2023 and by providing your control number found on your proxy card; or


If you hold your shares in “street name” (that is, through a broker, bank or other nominee), you must first obtain a proxy issued in your name from your broker, bank or other nominee before attending the 20212023 Annual Meeting by virtual presence online at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/MTW2021.MTW2023. You will need to provide your control number found on the proxy card provided by such bank, broker, or other nominee.

How can I participate in the 20212023 Annual Meeting?

The 20212023 Annual Meeting will be accessible only through the Internet. As with our 20202021 and 2022 Annual Meeting,Meetings, this format is adopted out of an abundance of caution relatedbeing used to the COVID-19 pandemicensure greater participation and the priority we place on the health and well-being of ourattendance for those shareholders, employees, and other stakeholders.stakeholders who are not centrally located. We have worked to offer the same participation opportunities as were provided at the in personin-person portion of our past meetings while further enhancing the online experience available to all shareholders regardless of their location.

You are entitled to participate in the 20212023 Annual Meeting if you were a shareholder as of the close of business on March 3, 2021.1, 2023. The 20212023 Annual Meeting will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. Central Daylight Time. Online check-in will begin at 8:45 a.m. Central Daylight Time, and you should allow ample time for the online check-in procedures. If you have difficulty accessing the meeting, please call 844-986-0822 (US) or 303-562-9302 (International). We will have technicians available to assist you.

Whether or not you participate in the 20212023 Annual Meeting, it is important that your shares be part of the voting process. The other methods by which you may vote are described above.

This year’s shareholders question and answer session will include questions submitted live during the 20212023 Annual Meeting. Questions may be submitted during the 20212023 Annual Meeting through www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/MTW2021. WeMTW2023.

What if technical difficulties are encountered during the 2023 Annual Meeting?

If we experience technical difficulties during the meeting (e.g., a temporary or prolonged power outage), the Chair of our Board of Directors will post questions and answers if applicabledetermine whether the meeting can be promptly reconvened (if the technical difficulty is temporary) or whether the meeting will need to be reconvened on a later day (if the technical difficulty is more prolonged). In any of these situations, we will promptly notify shareholders of the decision via www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/MTW2023.

If you encounter technical difficulties accessing our businessmeeting or during the meeting, a support line will be available on our Investor Relations website shortly after the meeting.login page of the virtual meeting website.

Proxies

A proxy may be revoked at any time before it is exercised by filing a written notice of revocation with the Secretary of the Company, by delivering a duly executed proxy bearing a later date, or by voting by virtual presence online at the 20212023 Annual Meeting. Attendance by virtual presence online at the 20212023 Annual Meeting will not in itself constitute revocation of a proxy. The shares represented by all properly executed unrevoked proxies received in time for the 20212023 Annual Meeting will be voted as specified on the proxies. Shares held for the accounts of participants in the Company’s Dividend Reinvestment PlanThe Manitowoc

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Solicitation and The Manitowoc Voting

Company, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan (for which the proxies will serve as voting instructions for the shares) will be voted in accordance with the instructions of participants or otherwise in accordance with the terms of those Plans.that Plan. If no direction is given on a properly executed unrevoked proxy, it will be voted FOR each of the eightnine director nominees, FOR ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopersDeloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021, and 2023, FOR approval of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and the Executive Compensation sections of this Proxy Statement.Statement, and for holding future advisory votes EVERY YEAR to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.

The cost of soliciting proxies will be borne by the Company. Solicitation will be made principally by distribution via mail and the internet pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), but also may be made by email, telephone, facsimile, or other means of communication by certain directors, executive officers, employees, and agents of the Company. The directors, executive officers, and employees will receive no compensation for these proxy solicitation efforts in addition to their regular compensation, but may be reimbursed for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection with the solicitation. The Company will request persons holding shares in their names for the benefit of others or in the names of their nominees to send Proxy Materials to and obtain proxies from their principals and will reimburse such persons for their expenses in so doing.


Required Quorum

To be effective, a matter presented for a vote of shareholders at the 20212023 Annual Meeting must be acted upon by a quorum (i.e., a majority of the votes entitled to be cast represented at the 20212023 Annual Meeting attending by virtual presence online or by proxy). Abstentions, shares for which authority is withheld to vote for director nominees, and broker non-votes (i.e., proxies from brokers or nominees indicating that such persons have not received instructions from the beneficial owners or other persons entitled to vote shares as to a matter with respect to which the brokers or nominees do not have discretionary power to vote) will be considered present for the purpose of establishing a quorum. Once a share is represented at the 20212023 Annual Meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes throughout the meeting or any adjourned or postponed meeting, unless a new record date is or must be set for any adjourned or postponed meeting.

Your Broker needs your approval to vote certain matters

We remind you that your broker may not vote your shares in its discretion in the election of directors (Proposal 1); therefore, you must vote your shares if you want them to be counted in the election of directors. In addition, your broker is also not permitted to vote your shares in its discretion regarding matters relating to executive compensation (Proposal 3)(Proposals 3 and 4). However, your broker may vote your shares in its discretion on routine matters such as the ratification of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm (Proposal 2).

Required Vote

Proposal 1: Election of Directors. Directors are elected by a majority of the votes cast by the holders of shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present, assuming the election is uncontested (a plurality voting standard applies in contested elections). For this purpose, a majority of votes cast means that the number of votes cast “for” a director’s election must exceed the number of votes cast “withheld” with respect to that director’s election. Any shares not voted (whether by broker non-vote or otherwise) will have no effect on the election of directors.

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Solicitation and Voting

Pursuant to the Company’s Restated By-laws, any nominee who is a current director and who receives fewer votes cast “for” his or her election than votes cast “withheld” is required to promptly tender his or her resignation to the Chair of the Board following certification of the shareholder vote. The Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee of the Board of Directors will promptly consider the resignation, and make a recommendation to the Board of Directors as to whether to accept or reject such resignation.

Proposal 2: Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopersDeloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.2023. The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the proposal by the holders of shares entitled to vote at the meeting at which a quorum is present is required for ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopersDeloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.2023. Any shares not voted (whether by broker non-vote or otherwise, except abstentions) have no impact on the vote. Shares of Common Stock as to which holders of shares abstain from voting will be treated as votes against ratification.

Proposal 3: Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the proposal (assuming a quorum is present) is required to approve the advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and the Executive Compensation sections of this Proxy Statement. Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be included in the votes cast and thus will have no effect other than not providing the Company with your view on the proposal. Although the outcome of this advisory vote is not binding on the Company, the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors will review and consider the outcome of the vote when making future compensation decisions pertaining to the Company’s named executive officers.

Proposal 4: Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. The shareholders' recommendation on how often (every year, every two years, or every three years) future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers should be held will be the frequency receiving the greatest number of votes. Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be included in the votes cast and thus will have no effect other than not providing the Company with your view on the proposal. Although the outcome of this advisory vote is not binding on the Company, the Board of Directors will review and consider the outcome of the vote when considering how often to hold future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.

The Board of Directors recommends a vote: “FOR” the election of the eightnine directors named in proposal 1; “FOR” the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopersDeloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm in proposal 2; and “FOR” approval of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers in proposal 3.3; and for a frequency of "EVERY YEAR" (i.e., "1 Year" on the proxy card or voting instructions) for future non-binding shareholder advisory votes to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.

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PROPOSAL 1

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

EightAll nine of the Company’s nine current directors are to be elected at the 20212023 Annual Meeting. The nominees to the Board are Mses. Bélec, Cooney and CooneyDavis and Messrs. Bohn, Condon, Krueger, Malone, Myers, Pfeifer and Ravenscroft, all of whom are currently directors. Due to his desire to retire, Roy V. Armes is not standing for election at the 2021 Annual Meeting. Information regarding each nominee is set forth below. If elected, each individual will hold office for a one-year term expiring at the 20222024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, subject to the limit discussed in the following sentence, or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified.qualified. Pursuant to the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, when a director reaches the age of 72, the director will resign from the Board at the first annual meeting held after reaching that age.

The election of directors is determined by a majority of the votes cast, if the election is uncontested. Shares represented by proxies in the accompanying form will be voted for the election of the nominees listed below, unless a contrary direction is indicated. The nominees have indicated that they are able and willing to serve as directors. However, if any of the nominees should be unable to serve, which management does not contemplate, it is intended that the proxies will vote for the election of such other person or persons as management may recommend.

Information about the Company’sCompany's Director Nominees

The following sets forth certain information, as of March 3, 2021,1, 2023, about the Board’s nominees for election at the 20212023 Annual Meeting. All eightnine nominees were recommended to the Board by the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee.

Anne E. Bélec58,, 60, has been a director of the Company since 2019 and serves on the Company’sCompany's Audit and Compensation Committees. She is a senior executive with over 3335 years of experience in sales, marketing, and customer service. She had an extensive career at Ford Motor Company, holding successively senior positions, including Director, Global Marketing, and President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Cars N.A., Volvo Cars Corporation. Ms. Bélec subsequently went on to hold several additional senior executive roles in the automotive and recreational products sectors, including Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Navistar, Inc. and Senior Vice President, Global Brand, Communications and Parts, Accessories and Clothing at Bombardier Recreational Products, Inc. Ms. Bélec is the co-founder and presently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Mosaic Group, LLC, a firm offering outsourced marketing services for brands in Canada, the United States and globally.

Ms. Bélec’slec's extensive experience in sales and marketing makes her qualified to serve on the Company’sCompany's Board of Directors.

Robert G. Bohn 67,, 69, has been a director of the Company since 2014 and serves on the Company’s Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee as Chair and on the Audit Committee. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Oshkosh Corporation, a leading innovator of mission-critical vehicles and equipment, from 1997 until 2010, and as its Chair of the Board from 2000 to 2011. Mr. Bohn joined Oshkosh Corporation in 1992 as Group Vice President, and also served as its President from 1994 to 2007 and as its Chief Operating Officer from 1994 to 1997. Prior to joining Oshkosh Corporation, he held various executive positions with Johnson Controls, Inc. from 1985 to 1992. He also serves as a director of Carlisle Companies Inc. (NYSE:CSL) and Pontem Corporation (NYSE: PNTM).

Mr. Bohn’s extensive experience in growth strategy development and execution, international market development, acquisitions integration, and maximizing operational efficiency make him qualified to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors.

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Proposal 1 Election of Directors

Anne M. Condon, Jr.Cooney, 71,63, has been a director of the Company since 20102016 and serves on the Company’s Compensation Committee as Chair and on the AuditCorporate Governance and Sustainability Committee. Mr. Condon is President (2012 to present) of IDSM Distribution Services, Inc., a family-owned company providing distribution services. Mr. Condon previously served as a director and Chief Development Officer of Continental Carbon Company (2017-2020), an affiliate of China Synthetic Rubber Company and Taiwan Cement Corporation, which are public companies.  Prior to joining


Continental Carbon Company, he served as Senior Vice President (2006-2012) of Olefins and Corporate Business Development for Westlake Chemical Corporation, an owner and operator of facilities for the manufacture of petrochemicals, plastics and fabricated plastic products. Prior to joining Westlake, Mr. Condon held executive positions in the petrochemical, plastics, oil and gas, and industrial fabrication business with Titan Chemicals Corp. Bhd. (2003-2006), Conoco (1993-2003), and E.I. DuPont De Nemours (1974-1993). While at Titan Chemicals, Mr. Condon was Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, and he led the company when it went public on the Malaysian Stock Exchange (Bursa Malaysia) and the NYSE in 2005, and continued to serve as a director until 2010. Mr. Condon also serves as a member of the Advisory Board of the Nicholas Center for Finance at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as Director of re:MIND (formerly the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance of Greater Houston), and is a National Association of Corporate Directors (“NACD”) Board Leadership Fellow, NACD’s highest accreditation for boardroom leadership.  

Mr. Condon’s more than 40 years of senior executive and board experience in management, finance, operations, strategy and corporate development in the chemical, industrial and energy industries make him a valuable contributor to the Company’s Board of Directors.

Anne M. Cooney, 61, has been a director of the Company since 2016 and serves as a member of the Company’s Audit and Compensation Committees. She served as President, Process Industries and Drives of Siemens Industry, Inc., a division of Siemens AG, a multinational conglomerate primarily engaged in industrial engineering, electronics, energy, healthcare, and infrastructure activities, from 2014 to her retirement in December 2018. Ms. Cooney joined Siemens in 2001 and held a variety of high-level management positions, including serving as Chief Operating Officer, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, a division of Siemens AG, from 2011 until 2014, and as President, Drives Technologies of Siemens Industry, Inc. from 2008 until 2011. She previously held various positions with increasing responsibility at General Electric Company and also served as Vice President, Manufacturing of Aladdin Industries, LLC. Ms. Cooney currently serves as a director of Summit Materials, Inc. (NYSE: SUM) and Wesco International, Inc. (NYSE: WCC).

Ms. Cooney brings senior management and operational experience to the Company’s Board of Directors. Her extensive background and leadership experience in various segments of large manufacturing companies make her qualified to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors.

Amy R. Davis, 54, has been a director of the Company since 2021 and serves on the Company’s Audit Committee. She has served as the Vice President and President – New Power Business of Cummins Inc. since July 2020. Ms. Davis previously served as Vice President of the global Filtration business at Cummins from June 2015 until July 2020, and as President of the Cummins Northeast distributor as an owner from 2010 until 2015.

Ms. Davis has extensive management and operational experience in the international operations of large, diversified manufacturers. Her experience in international market development, integration, and maximizing operational efficiency make her qualified to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors.

Kenneth W. Krueger, 64,66, has been a director of the Company since 2004, currently serves as the Non-Executive Board Chair and served as the interim President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company from October 2015 until March 2016. Mr. Krueger was the Chief Operating Officer (2006from 2006 to 2009)2009 and Executive Vice President (2005from 2005 to 2006)2006 of Bucyrus International, Inc., a global leader in mining equipment manufacturing. Mr. Krueger also was the Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2000from 2000 to 2005)2005 of A. O. Smith Corporation, a global manufacturer of water heating and water treatment systems, and Vice President, Finance and Planning, Hydraulics, Semiconductor Equipment, and Specialty Controls Group (1999from 1999 to 2000)2000 of Eaton Corporation. Mr. Krueger also serves as a director of Douglas Dynamics, Inc. (NYSE: PLOW) and Albany International Corporation.Corporation (NYSE: AIN).

Mr. Krueger has extensive financial, accounting, and operations experience. He has served as a chief financial officer and chief operating officer of publicly-traded companies and has other significant senior management experience. His experience and background in finance and accounting in a publicly-traded manufacturing company bring great focus to the Company’s accounting, auditing, and internal controls. Mr. Krueger’s operations leadership experience in the heavy manufacturing industry, coupled with his experience in accounting and finance, make him a valued adviser as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors and as the current Chair.


Robert W. Malone, 59, has been a director of the Company since 2021 and serves on the Company’s Compensation Committee. He has served as the Vice President and President – Filtration Group of Parker-Hannifin Corporation since December 2014. Mr. Malone joined Parker in 2013 serving as Vice President of Operations for the Filtration Group where he was responsible for five of the group’s divisions and the group sponsor for four of the seven global filtration platforms. Prior to Parker, Mr. Malone served as President and Chief Executive Officer for Purolator Filters with responsibility for the engineering, manufacturing, marketing, and sales of branded and private label filters to North American OEM and aftermarket customers. Prior to Purolator Filters, Mr. Malone held senior leadership positions with ArvinMeritor Light Vehicle Aftermarket and Arvin-Kayaba, LLC.

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Proposal 1 Election of Directors

Mr. Malone has extensive management and operational experience in the international operations of large, diversified manufacturers. His experience in international market development, integration and maximizing operational efficiency makes him qualified to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors.

C. David Myers,, 57,59, has been a director of the Company since 2016 and serves on the Company’s Audit Committee as Chair and on the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee. He retired as President – Building Efficiency of Johnson Controls, Inc., a global diversified technology and industrial company, in 2014 after serving in such role since 2005. Mr. Myers previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer, as well as a director, of York International Corporation, a provider of heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and refrigeration products and services, from 2004 until York was acquired by Johnson Controls in 2005. Prior thereto, he held other positions with increasing responsibility at York, including serving as President, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Myers previously served as a Senior Manager at KPMG LLP. Mr. Myers serves as a director of The Boler Company (operating as Hendrickson International) and First American Funds. Mr. Myers formerly served on the board of Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin.

Mr. Myers brings senior management, cybersecurity expertise, accounting, and financial controls experience to the Company’s Board of Directors. The foundation of Mr. Myers’ financial controls and accounting expertise is from when he served as a senior manager at KPMG and continued through his service as Chief Financial Officer of York. His background and experience in finance, accounting, and senior management in various segments of large manufacturing companies make him qualified to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors.

John C. Pfeifer, 55,57, has been a director of the Company since 2016 and serves as a member of the Company’s Compensation and Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committees. He has served as the President and Chief OperatingExecutive Officer for Oshkosh Corporation, a leading innovator of mission-critical vehicles and equipment since May 5, 2020 and it has been announced that Mr. Pfeifer will become the President and Chief Executive Officer of Oshkosh Corporation effective April 2, 2021. Mr. Pfeifer previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer for Oshkosh Corporation from May 5, 2020 until April 2, 2021 and as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Oshkosh Corporation from May 1, 2019 until May 5, 2020, where he was responsible for the company’s business portfolio and played a vital role in shaping strategy. Mr. Pfeifer joined Oshkosh in 2019 after serving 13 years with Brunswick Corporation, most recently he was Senior Vice President of the Brunswick Corporation, and has served as President of Mercury Marine, a subsidiary of the Brunswick Corporation, since 2014. Mercury Marine is a multibillion dollar global manufacturer of marine propulsion systems. Mr. Pfeifer previously served as Vice President - Global Operations for Mercury Marine from 2012 until 2014 and as President, Brunswick Marine in EMEA from 2008 until 2012. Prior to joining Brunswick in 2006 as President, Asia Pacific Group, Mr. Pfeifer held various executive level positions with increasing responsibility at ITT Corporation, a diversified manufacturer. Mr. Pfeifer is expected to join the Board of Directorsserves as a director of Oshkosh Corporation effective as of April 2, 2021.(NYSE: OSK) and National Exchange Bank & Trust.

Mr. Pfeifer has extensive management and operational experience in the international operations of large, diversified manufacturers. His experience in international market development, integration, and maximizing operational efficiency make him qualified to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors.

Aaron H. Ravenscroft, 42,44, has served as President and Chief Executive Officer, and has been a director, of the Company since August 2020. Mr. Ravenscroft joined Manitowoc as Executive Vice President of the Mobile Cranes business in March 2016, and in August 2017, he took responsibility for the Tower Cranes business. Prior to joining Manitowoc, Mr. Ravenscroft served as a Regional Managing Director at Weir Group's Mineral division from 2013 to 2016. From 2011 to 2013, he served as President of the Process Flow Control Group at Robbins & Myers. Prior to Robbins & Myers, Mr. Ravenscroft served as Regional Vice President of the Industrial Products Group for Gardner Denver from 2008 to 2011 and a series of positions with increasing responsibility at Wabtec from 2003 to 2008. Mr. Ravenscroft started his career as a Sell Sidesell side stock analyst at Janney Montgomery Scott following capital goods companies from 2000 to 2003.

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Proposal 1 Election of Directors

Mr. Ravenscroft earned his MBA from Carnegie Mellon University and his B.A. in Economics from Bucknell University.  

In addition to serving as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Ravenscroft’s deep industrial expertise qualifies him to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” the election of each of the eightnine above nominees.


PROPOSAL 2

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PROPOSAL 2

RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERSDELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

AS THE COMPANY’S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE

FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 20212023

The Audit Committee and the Board of Directors have appointed PricewaterhouseCoopersDeloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021,2023, and ask that the shareholders ratify that appointment. A representative of PricewaterhouseCoopersDeloitte & Touche LLP is expected to be present at the 20212023 Annual Meeting to respond to appropriate questions and to make a statement if he or she desires to do so. Although ratification is not required by the Company’s Restated By-laws or otherwise, the Board of Directors is submitting the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopersDeloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 20212023 to its shareholders for ratification as a matter of good corporate practice and because the Board values the input of its shareholders on this matter. As previously described, a majority of the votes cast on the proposal by the holders of shares entitled to vote at the 20212023 Annual Meeting is required for ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopersDeloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.2023.

If the shareholders fail to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopersDeloitte & Touche LLP, the Audit Committee will consider it as a direction by shareholders to consider the appointment of a different independent registered public accounting firm. Nevertheless, the Audit Committee will still have the discretion to determine whom to appoint as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.2023. Even if the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopersDeloitte & Touche LLP is ratified, the Audit Committee, in its discretion, may select a different independent registered public accounting firm at any time during the year if it determines that such a change would be in the best interests of the Company.

The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopersDeloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.2023.


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PROPOSAL 3

ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF THE COMPANY’S
NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

As explained in detail in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and Compensation Committee Report sections of this Proxy Statement, through our executive compensation program we seek to align the interests of our executives with the interests of our shareholders and Company performance, as well as to motivate our executives to maximize long-term total returns to our shareholders. In accordance with Section 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,, we are asking our shareholders to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers. The Company currently holds these votes annually. We believe the 20202022 actual compensation paid to the named executive officers is commensurate with the Company’s 20202022 performance and is aligned with the interests of our shareholders. Accordingly, we ask your indication of support “FOR” approval of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as described in this Proxy Statement by voting in favor of the following resolution:

RESOLVED, that the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and narrative discussion, is hereby APPROVED.

Although the outcome of this advisory vote is not binding on the Company, the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors will review and consider the outcome of the vote when making future compensation decisions pertaining to the Company’s named executive officers.

In seeking your approval of the compensation of the named executive officers, we direct you to the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section, including its Executive Summary, and the Executive Compensation section.

The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” approval of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and the Executive Compensation sections of this Proxy Statement.


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PROPOSAL 4

ADVISORY VOTE ON THE FREQUENCY OF FUTURE ADVISORY VOTES ON THE COMPENSATION

OF THE COMPANY'S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

In addition to providing shareholders with the opportunity to cast an advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers, in accordance with Section 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company is asking shareholders to vote, on a non-binding , advisory basis, on whether future advisory votes on the compensation of our named executive officers should be held every one, two or three years. The Company currently holds advisory votes every year to approve named executive officer compensation. After considering the appropriate interval for future advisory votes on the compensation of our named executive officers, the Board is recommending that the Company continue to hold advisory votes every year because it will allow the Company's shareholders to annually express their views on our compensation program. The Company values the annual input provided by its shareholders.

When voting on this advisory vote, shareholders should understand that they are not voting "for" or "against" the Board's recommendation to hold the advisory vote every year. Rather, shareholders have the option to recommend that such advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers be held every one, two or three years, or to abstain entirely from voting on the proposal. Please indicate on your proxy card or voting instruction, or by voting online, your preference as to how frequently shareholders will vote on future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as either every year (i.e., "1 Year"), every two years or every three years, or you may abstain from voting.

Similar to the advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation, this proposal is also an advisory vote and is not binding on the Company. However, the Company values the opinions expressed by its shareholders, and will consider the outcome of the advisory votes to approve named executive officer compensation itself and on the frequency of future advisory votes when making decisions on the frequency of future votes.

We intend to hold our next advisory vote on the frequency of future shareholder advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers at our annual meeting in 2029.

The Board of Directors recommends a vote for a frequency of "EVERY YEAR" (i.e., "1 Year" on the proxy card or voting instruction) for future shareholder advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.

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Corporate Governance

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Corporate Governance Highlights

BOARD MEMBER REPRESENTATION:

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The Company believes that strong corporate governance is a critical element to achieving long-term shareholder value. We are committed to governance practices and policies that serve the interests of the Company and its shareholders. The following table summarizes certain highlights of our corporate governance practices and policies:

Annual election of all directorsINDEPENDENCE

Majority voting for directors

All director nominees, except our Chief Executive Officer, are independent
Audit, Compensation, and Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committees composed entirely of independent directors

BEST PRACTICES

Ability to remove directors without cause

Average age of our director nominees is 59

Mandatory director retirement age

The Board of Directors includes twothree women

The Board of Directors includes a balance of longer-tenured and newer directors
Directors are engaged in continuous education and development
None of our director nominees are “overboarded” – four"overboarded" - five do not sit on any other public company Board of Directors, three sitone sits on just one other public company Board of Directors, and one sitsthree sit on just two other public company BoardsBoard of Directors

No supermajority voting provisions in our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation or Restated By-laws

Declassified Board

Right of shareholders holding 10% or more of our stock to call special meetings

Share ownership guidelines for directorsBoard of Directors and executives

Board Chair and Chief Executive Officer roles separated

Published Corporate Governance Guidelines,

which are reviewed and evaluated at least annually

Published Global Code of Business Conduct applicable to our Board of Directors

Each Committee of our Board of Directors has a published charter that is reviewed and evaluated at least annually

Independent directorsmembers of the Board of Directors meet regularly and frequently (at least four times per year) without management present

Non-Executive Board Chair
The Board of Directors and each Board Committee conducts an annual performance self-evaluation

ACCOUNTABILITY

Annual election of all members of the Board of Directors
Majority voting for members of the Board of Directors
Ability to remove members of the Board of Directors without cause
No super majority voting provisions in our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation or Restated By-laws
Right of shareholders holding 10% or more of our stock to call special meetings
Board Chair and Chief Executive Officer roles separated

RISK OVERSIGHT

The Board of Directors oversees the Company's overall risk-management structure
The Audit Committee assists the Board in overseeing the enterprise risk management processes, including review of strategic, operational, financial and legal compliance risks
The Board of Directors receives regular updates regarding information technology and cybersecurity risks, including controls implemented to mitigate these risks, the results of cybersecurity exercises and response readiness assessments

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Corporate Governance

With the support and oversight of the Board and the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee, the Company continues to focus on the Company’s strategy, initiatives, risk opportunities, and related reporting with respect to significant environmental, climate change, health and safety, human rights, and corporate citizenship matters. To learn more about the Company’s sustainability efforts and to access the Company’s Annual Corporate Sustainability Reports go to the Company’s website under “Investors – Environmental & Social” at www.manitowoc.com. The Company is not including the information contained on or available through its website as a part of, or incorporating such information by reference into, this Proxy Statement.

Governance of the Company

Composition and Independence. Currently the The Board is currently comprised of nine directors. Due to his desire to retire, Roy V. Armes is not standing for election at the 2021 Annual Meeting.  As a result, the size of the Board will, effective immediately preceding the 2021 Annual Meeting, be reduced from nine directors to eight. Under the Company’s Restated By-laws, the number of directors may not be less than seven or more than twelve.

The Board of Directors has determined that the following non-employee directors – Roy V. Armes, Anne–Anne E. Bélec, Robert G. Bohn, Donald M. Condon, Jr., Anne M. Cooney, Amy R. Davis, Kenneth W. Krueger, Robert W. Malone, C. David Myers, and John C. Pfeifer – do not have any material relationships with the Company, other than serving as directors, and that each is independent as defined in the Company’s Director Independence Criteria and under applicable law and the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) listing standards. In determining whether a director has a material relationship with the Company, in addition to reviewing applicable laws and NYSE listing standards, the Board has adopted nine Director Independence Criteria which may be viewed on the Company’s website under Investors“Investors – Corporate GovernanceGovernance” at www.manitowoc.com. Any director who meets all of the nine criteria will be presumed by the Board to have no material relationship with the Company. In addition to the foregoing, in determining that Ms. Davis, Mr. Malone and Mr. Pfeifer were independent, the Board considered Ms. Davis’ role at Cummins Inc. (“Cummins”), Mr. Malone’s role at Parker-Hannifin Corporation (“Parker”) and Mr. Pfeifer’s role at Oshkosh Corporation (“Oshkosh”). Cummins and Parker are suppliers to the Company and Oshkosh is a customer of the Company, as well as a supplier. Ms. Davis has served as the Vice President and President - New Power Business of Cummins since July 2020 and previously served as Vice President of the global Filtration business at Cummins from June 2015 until July 2020. Mr. Malone has served as the Vice President and President – Filtration Group of Parker since December 2014. Mr. Pfeifer has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Oshkosh since April 2, 2021, and previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Oshkosh from May 5, 2020 until April 2, 2021 and as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Oshkosh from May 1, 2019 until May 5, 2020. During 2022, the Company continued commercial relationships with Cummins, Parker and Oshkosh, paying Cummins approximately $15 million for goods and services (which represented about 0.06% of Cummins’ net revenues), paying Parker approximately $4.1 million for goods and services (which represented about 0.03% of Parker’s net revenues), paying Oshkosh approximately $0.4 million for goods and services (which represented about 0.005% of Oshkosh’s net revenues), and selling Oshkosh approximately $4.6 million of goods and services (which represented about 0.06% of the Company’s net revenues). All of these transactions were conducted in arms’ length transactions in the normal and ordinary course of the Company’s business and were approved by the Audit Committee.

Aaron H. Ravenscroft, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, is not an independent director.

Guidelines and Ethics. The Company has adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines in order to set forth internal Board policies and procedures. The Board of Directors regularly reviews and, if appropriate, revises the Corporate Governance Guidelines and other governance instruments, including the charters of its Audit, Compensation, and Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committees, in accordance with rules of the SEC and the NYSE. The Board of Directors has also adopted a Code of Conduct that includes a Global Ethics Policy that pertains to all employees, including, but not limited to, the Company’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, and controller.


Copies of these documents are available, free of charge, on the Company’s website under Investors“InvestorsGovernance” at www.manitowoc.com. Other

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Corporate Governance” at www.manitowoc.com.

than the text of the Corporate Governance Guidelines, charters of the Audit, Compensation, and Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committees, the Code of Conduct and the Director Independence Criteria, the Company is not including the information contained on or available through its website as a part of, or incorporating such information by reference into, this Proxy Statement.

As set forth in the Corporate Governance Guidelines, all directors are strongly encouraged to attend the annual shareholder meeting of the Company. WithSeven of the exception of one director who, due to a prior conflict and commitment, was unable to attend, all of our remainingnine directors serving at the time attended the 20202022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

Meetings. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020,2022, the Board of Directors met sixfive times. All members of the Board attended at least 75 percent of the meetings held by the Board and the committees on which they served.served, except Robert G. Bohn who attended 71 percent due to conflicting schedules. As required by the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, the Board met in executive session at each regular Board meeting during 2020.2022.

Board Leadership Structure. The Board of Directors has determined that the interests of the Company and the Board of Directors are best served at this time by separating the roles of Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Among the factors considered by the Board in reaching this conclusion, the Board of Directors believes that it is important for Mr. Ravenscroft to focus solely on his responsibilities as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and that a Board member with a long-standing familiarity with the Company should serve as the Chair of the Board of Directors.

The Non-Executive Chair of the Board is an independent director. The Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that if the Chair of the Board is not an independent director, the chairperson of the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee will serve as the lead director. If for any reason the chairperson of the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee is unable to perform the lead director role on a temporary basis, he/she will designate the chairperson of either the Compensation Committee or the Audit Committee to assume the role of lead director on an interim basis. When a lead director is in place, the lead director has the following duties and responsibilities: (a) preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors at which the Chair of the Board is not present, including independent director sessions; (b) call independent director sessions; (c) serve as a liaison between the Chair of the Board and the independent directors; (d) review and approve the agendas for Board meetings, including the schedule of meetings; (e) meet with the Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer after each Board meeting to provide feedback to the Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer regarding the Board meeting and any other matters deemed appropriate by the independent directors; and (f) such other duties and responsibilities as the Board of Directors may request from time to time.

Committees. The Company has standing Audit, Compensation, and Corporate Governance Audit and CompensationSustainability Committees of the Board of Directors, currently comprised of only independent directors as follows:

COMMITTEE

ANNE E.

BÉLEC

ROBERT G.

BOHN

ANNE M.

COONEY

AMY R.

DAVIS

ROBERT W.

MALONE

C. DAVID

MYERS

JOHN C.

PFEIFER

AUDIT COMMITTEE

ü

ü

ü

Chair

COMPENSATION COMMITTEE

ü

Chair

ü

ü

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE

Chair

ü

ü

ü



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Corporate Governance

Risk Oversight

The Board of Directors is responsible for the oversight of risk across the entire Company. This responsibility is administered more directly through the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. As set forth in the Audit Committee Charter, one of the responsibilities of the Audit Committee is to assist the Board of Directors in fulfilling its role in the oversight of risk across the organization and the management and/or mitigation of those risks. On a regular basis in its committee meetings, the Audit Committee specifically reviews risk factorsrisks identified by management that could have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition, or results of operations of the Company. Additionally, the Audit Committee works to identify the Company’s material risks and risk factors through regular meetings and discussions with senior management, the director of internal audit, and the Company’s independent auditors. Management reviews with the Audit Committee the potentialCompany’s enterprise risk management process to identify enterprise risks and mitigating strategies related to each of the Company’sCompany's key business areas (i.e.(i.e., market, financial, operational, reputation, competition, legal and regulatory, environmental, health and safety, product liability, public reporting, information systems, cybersecurity, employment and labor, and strategic planning). As specific issues arise and are identified, the Audit Committee reviews with management those issues and the controls that have been put in place, as well as the actionssteps management has taken to addressmonitor and mitigate thosecontrol such risks. Appropriate members of the executive leadership team and management are responsible for management of the various risks related to each of the Company’s key business areas. During 2020,2022, the Board of Directors and its committees also reviewed and discussed with management the impact of COVID-19 on the Company’s employees,macroeconomic conditions, including inflation, rising interest rates and recessionary concerns, as well as ongoing global supply chain constraints, labor availability and business,cost pressures, logistical challenges, the COVID-19 pandemic and management’sgeopolitical events, and management's strategies and initiatives to respond to, and mitigate, any adverse impacts,impacts. The Board of Directors also receives regular updates regarding information technology and cybersecurity risks, including enhanced healththe controls implemented to mitigate these risks, the results of cybersecurity exercises and safety measuresresponse readiness assessments. The Board of Directors also received a briefing on global developments in cybersecurity threats to enhance their literacy on cyber issues.

Succession Planning

Succession planning and leadership development are key priorities for the Board of Directors and management. The Board of Directors regularly reviews the Company’s workforcesuccession planning activities in support of its business strategy, which includes a detailed discussion of the Company’s development programs, leadership bench, and its supply chain’s workforce.succession plans with a focus on key positions at the senior executive level and other critical roles. The Board of Directors also has regular and direct exposure to potential future leaders at the Company through formal Board and Committee presentations and informal events.

The Board of Directors has adopted written policies and procedures regarding the review, approval, and ratification of related party transactions. For purposes of these policies and procedures:

a “related person” means any of the Company’s directors, executive officers, nominees for director, five percent or greater shareholder or any of their immediate family members; and

a “related person transaction” generally means a transaction (including any indebtedness or a guarantee of indebtedness) in which we were or are to be a participant and the amount involved exceeds $120,000, and in which a related person had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.

Each executive officer, director or nominee for director is required to disclose to the Audit Committee certain information relating to related person transactions for review and approval or ratification by the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee is required to disclose any material related person transactions to the full Board of Directors.

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Disclosure to the Audit Committee is required to be made before, if possible, or as soon as practicable after the related person transaction is effected,affected, but in any event as soon as practicable after the executive officer, director or nominee for director becomes aware of the transaction or of a material change to such a transaction. Under the policy, the Audit Committee’s decision to approve or ratify a related person transaction is to be based on the Audit Committee’s determination that consummation of the transaction is in, or was not contrary to, the best interests of the Company. There were no related person transactions during 2020, except as follows:2022.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation.  Mr. Pfeifer, a director of the Company and a member of the Compensation Committee, has served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of Oshkosh Corporation (“Oshkosh”) since May 5, 2020 and served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Oshkosh from May 1, 2019 until May 5, 2020.  Mr. Pfeifer owns less than 1% of the outstanding equity of Oshkosh.  In 2020, the Company sold approximately $1.5 million of goods and services to Oshkosh, which were conducted in arms’ length transactions in the normal and ordinary course of the Company’s business and were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to the Company’s related person transaction policy.

Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee

The Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee is also the Company’s nominating committee. The purpose of the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee is to assist the Board in its corporate governance responsibilities, including to identify


individuals qualified to become Board members, to recommend to the Board for the Board’s selection director nominees and to recommend to the Board the corporate governance principles and guidelines.

The Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee's role and responsibilities also include the following:

Oversight and review of the Company's strategy, initiatives, risk opportunities, and related reporting with respect to significant environmental, climate change, health and safety, diversity and inclusion, human rights, and corporate citizenship matters;
Review the Company's Annual Corporate Sustainability Report;
Conduct an annual evaluation of the Chief Executive Officer by the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee Chair, along with the Chair of the Board, also conducts an annual performance assessment of the Chief Executive Officer.  The Corporate Governance Committee conductsBoard; and
Conduct an annual assessment of its own performance and it coordinatescoordinate the annual evaluation of the Board.

All members of the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee are independent as defined in the Company’sCompany's Director Independence Criteria, applicable law, and the corporate governance listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange.NYSE.

The Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee met four times during 2020.2022.

Audit Committee

The purpose ofAudit Committee's role and responsibilities include the Audit Committee, is to (A) assistfollowing:

Assist the Board of Directors in fulfilling its oversight of (1) the integrity of the Company’s financial statements, (2) the Company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, (3) the independent auditor’s qualifications and independence, (4) the performance of the Company’s internal audit function and independent auditors, (5) the riskrisks across the organization and the management and/or mitigation of those risks (including the Company’s enterprise risk management process), (6) the Company’s compliance with ethical standards established by law, rule, regulation, and Company policy, and (7) the Company’s disclosure processes and procedures; and (B) prepare
Prepare the report that SEC rules require be included in the Company’s annual Proxy Statement. The Audit Committee conductsStatement; and
Conduct an annual evaluationassessment of its own performance.

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All the members of the Audit Committee are “independent,” as defined in the Company’s Director Independence Criteria, the Audit Committee Charter, applicable law, and the corporate governance listing standards of the New York Stock ExchangeNYSE relating to audit committees. The Board has determined that all members of the Audit Committee are financially literate and that Messrs. Myers Bohn and CondonBohn are “audit committee financial experts,” as defined in the Company’s Audit Committee Charter and in the SEC regulations.

The Audit Committee met fiveeight times during 2020.2022. For further information, see the Audit Committee Report below.

Compensation Committee

The Compensation Committee provides assistance toassists the Board of Directors in fulfilling its responsibility to achieve the Company’s purpose of maximizing the long-term total return to shareholders by ensuring that executive officers, directors, and employees are compensated in accordance with the Company’s philosophy, objectives, and policies.

The Compensation Committee reviewsCommittee's role and approvesresponsibilities include the following:

Act on behalf of the Board of Directors in setting compensation policy, administering compensation plans, and making decisions with respect to the compensation of executive officers, including the review and approval of merit/other compensation budgets and payouts under incentive plans;
Review and recommend to the full Board for approval, annual base salary levels, short-term and long-term incentive opportunity levels, executive perquisites, employment agreements (if and when appropriate), benefits, policies, strategies and paysupplemental benefits of the Chief Executive Officer and other executive officers of the Company;
Annually evaluate the Chief Executive Officer's and executive officers' compensation levels necessary to support corporate objectives and providespayouts against (1) pre-established, measurable performance goals and objectives; and (2) an appropriate comparison group;
Prepare the annual report on executive compensation for inclusion in the Company’sCompany's annual Proxy Statement, in accordance with applicable rules and regulations.  The Compensation Committee conductsregulations;
Review and recommend the compensation for non-employee directors for vote by the full Board; and
Conduct an annual evaluationassessment of its own performance.


All the members of the Compensation Committee are “independent” as defined in the Company’s Director Independence Criteria, the Compensation Committee Charter, applicable law and the corporate governance listing standards of the New York Stock ExchangeNYSE relating to compensation committees. The Compensation Committee is primarily responsible for administering the Company’s executive compensation program. As such, the Compensation Committee reviews and approves all elements of the executive compensation program that cover the executive officers. Management is responsible for making recommendations to the Compensation Committee (except with respect to compensation paid to the Chief Executive Officer) and effectively implementing the executive compensation program, as established by the Compensation Committee. To assist the Compensation Committee with its responsibilities regarding the executive compensation program, the Compensation Committee currently retains Willis Towers Watson as its independent compensation consultant. The Compensation Committee considered the factors set forth in the Compensation Committee Charter and in applicable SEC and New York Stock ExchangeNYSE rules regarding independence, and does not believe that its retention of Willis Towers Watson has given rise to any conflict of interest.

The Compensation Committee’s responsibilities include the following:

Acting on behalf of the Board of Directors in setting compensation policy, administering compensation plans and making decisions with respect to the compensation of executive officers, including the review and approval of merit/other compensation budgets and payouts under incentive plans;

Reviewing and recommending to the full Board for approval, annual base salary levels, short-term and long-term incentive opportunity levels, executive perquisites, employment agreements (if and when appropriate), benefits, and supplemental benefits of the Chief Executive Officer and other executive officers of the Company;

Annually evaluating Chief Executive Officer and executive officers’ compensation levels and payouts against (1) pre-established, measurable performance goals and objectives; and (2) an appropriate comparison group; and

Reviewing and recommending the compensation for non-employee directors for vote by the full Board.

The Compensation Committee met six times during 2020.2022. For further information, see the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and the Compensation Committee Report below.

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Shareholder EngagementSHAREHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

We believeThe Company believes that effectivemeaningful corporate governance should include regular engagement withconversations between our management and our shareholders. In our ongoing commitment to foster strong relationships and an open dialogueOur management team frequently meets with shareholders we engaged infor conversations on a co-led managementvariety of topics, including but not limited to Company strategic growth initiatives, business performance, compensation, and Board outreach program.environmental, social, and governance issues. In addition, the summer of 2020, we invited twenty-five ofCompany solicits input from our largest shareowners representing, at the time, approximately 60% of our outstanding shares to calls and had calls with five shareholders representing approximately 11% of our outstanding shares, at the time. We discussed our company’s pay for performance philosophy, governance practices and trends including Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) practices, and our executive compensation program, for which we received feedback on the topics most important to our shareholders.

Our Board values the views of shareholders and was updated on our shareholder engagement calls. The Board is also committed to considering all shareholder feedback when establishing and evaluating appropriate policies and practices. We believe that periodic engagement with our shareholders helps to strengthen our relationship with them, helps usinvestment community to better understand their viewsperception of the Company’s performance and strategy. In 2022, our management team held discussions with several top shareholders to garner their input on governance matters and practices. The Company collects the feedback from these sessions and presents it to the Board for its consideration. The Board values an active and transparent investor relations program as it believes that shareholder input strengthens its role as an informed and engaged fiduciary.

Participants in Shareholder Engagement

Board of Directors
President and Chief Executive Officer
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Other Executive Vice Presidents and Senior Vice Presidents
Investor Relations

Types of Shareholder Engagement

Annual meetings
One-on-one meetings
Shareholder calls
Investor conferences
Meetings and tours at Manitowoc facilities
Hosting trade show tours
Earnings calls
Being accessible for shareholder inquiries

2022 Engagement Summary

The Company is actively engaged with shareholders throughout the year where management from various departments meet with shareholders regularly to discuss a variety of topics. Highlights of our 2022 shareholder outreach are as follows:

The Investor Relations team reached out to the top 25 shareholders to discuss environmental, social, and governance matters, and the Company’s executive compensation program as part of its shareholder engagement.
All the Company’s shareholders were given the opportunity to participate in a virtual shareholder forum on compensation matters prior to last year’s annual meeting of shareholders and provide feedback on the Company’s executive compensation program.
Participated in three investor conferences.
Conducted over 100 total Company discussions with shareholders, potential investors, and investment analysts.
The Company continued to gain insights on its practices and policies and received positive feedback relating to the execution of strategy, corporate governance, executive compensation, environmental, health and safety practices, sustainability, and the Company’s investor relations activities.
The Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations team provide feedback from the shareholder and analyst meetings to the Board on a quarterly basis. Additional viewpoints and commentary from shareholders and analysts are incorporated into the Company’s comprehensive strategic review which is valuablepresented to the Board at least annually.

The Board considers feedback from these conversations during its deliberations, and the Company regularly reviews and adjusts applicable corporate governance structure and executive compensation policies and practices in providingresponse to comments from our shareholders.

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As we continue our efforts to build and strengthen our relationships with shareholders, we encourage you to contact us with insights into ESG and other important compensation topics and trends.


via:

Email/Call

Attend

investor.relations@manitowoc.com

Tel: 414-760-4805

https://ir.manitowoc.com/events-and-presentations/events/default.aspx

Nominations of Directors

The Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee has adopted the following policies and procedures regarding consideration of candidates for the Board.

Consideration of Candidates for the Board of Directors Submitted by Shareholders. Pursuant to the Company’s Restated BylawsBy-laws and the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee Charter, the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee will only review recommendations for director nominees from any shareholder beneficially owning, or group of shareholders beneficially owning in the aggregate, at least 5% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock of the Company for at least one year as of the date that the recommendation was made (a “Qualified Shareholder”). Any Qualified Shareholder must submit its recommendation no later than 120 calendar days before the date of the Company’s Proxy Statement is released to the shareholders in connection with the previous year’s annual meeting for the recommendation to be considered by the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee. Any recommendation must be submitted in accordance with the policy in the Corporate Governance Guidelines captioned “Communications to the Board of Directors” (which is also described below). In considering any timely-submitted recommendation from a Qualified Shareholder, the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee shall have sole discretion as to whether to nominate the individual recommended by the Qualified Shareholder, except that in no event shall a candidate recommended by a Qualified Shareholder who is not “independent” as defined in the Company’s Director Independence Criteria and who does not meet the minimum expectations for a director set forth in the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines be recommended for nomination by the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee.

The Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee did not receive, prior to the deadline noted above, any recommendations for director nominees from any Qualified Shareholder.

Consideration of Candidates for the Board of Directors who are Incumbent Directors. Prior to the expiration of the term of a director desiring to stand for re-election, the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee will evaluate the performance and suitability of the particular director. The evaluation may include the opportunity for other sitting directors to provide input to the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee or its chairperson and may include an interview of the director being evaluated. If the director being evaluated is the chairperson of the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee, another Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee member will be appointed by the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee to lead the evaluation. The Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee will make a recommendation to the Board for the Board’s final decision on each director seeking re-election.

Consideration of Candidates for the Board of Directors who are Non-Incumbent Directors. In the event of a vacancy in the Board of Directors, the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee will manage the process of searching for a suitable director. The Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee will be free to use its judgment in structuring and carrying out the search process based on the Corporate Governance Committee’s and the Board’s perception as to what qualifications would best suit the Board’s needs for each particular vacancy. The process may include the consideration of candidates recommended by executive officers, Board members, shareholders and/or a third partythird-party professional search firm retained by the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee. The Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee has sole authority to retain (including to determine the fees and other retention terms) and terminate any third partythird-party to be used to identify director candidates and/or

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evaluate any director candidates. Any candidate should meet the expectations for directors set forth in the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines. Strong preference should be given to candidates who are “independent,” as that term is defined in the Company’s Director Independence Criteria and the New York Stock ExchangeNYSE rules, and to candidates who are sitting or former executives of companies whose securities are listed on a national securities exchange and registered pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee is not required to consider candidates recommended by a shareholder except as set forth in the section captioned “Consideration of Candidates for the Board of Directors Submitted by Shareholders” set forth above. If the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee determines to consider a candidate recommended by a shareholder, the Committee will be free to use its discretion and judgment as to what deference will be given in considering any such candidate.

Director Qualifications and Diversity. The Board of Directors appreciates the value that can comecomes from a diverse representation on the Board of Directors.representation. In identifying candidates for the Board of Directors, the Corporate


Governance and Sustainability Committee considers foremost the qualifications and experience that the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee believes would best suit the Board’s needs created by each particular vacancy. As part of the process, the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee and the Board endeavor to have a Board comprised of individuals with diverse backgrounds, viewpoints, and life and professional experiences, provided such individuals should all have a high level of management and/or financial experience and expertise. Pursuant to the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee should consider diversity of viewpoints, backgrounds, experiences, expertise, and skill sets, including diversity of age, gender identity, nationality, race, and ethnicity when identifying and recommending to the Board qualified candidates for Board membership. In this process, the Board of Directors and the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee do not discriminate against any candidate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

Communications to the Board of Directors

As set forth in the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, any shareholder or interested party may communicate with the Board of Directors in accordance with the following process. If an interested party desires to communicate with the Board of Directors or any member of the Board of Directors, the interested party may send such communication in writing to the Company to the attention of our Secretary. Such communication must include the following information in order to be considered for forwarding to the Board of Directors or the applicable director:

1.

The name, address, and phone number of the interested party;

1.
The name, address, and phone number of the interested party;

2.

The basis of the party’s interest in the Company (for example, if the interested party is a shareholder, a statement to that effect with the number of shares owned by the shareholder and the length of time that such shares have been beneficially owned);

2.
The basis of the party’s interest in the Company (for example, if the interested party is a shareholder, a statement to that effect with the number of shares owned by the shareholder and the length of time that such shares have been beneficially owned);

3.

The identity of the director or directors for whom such communication is intended;

3.
The identity of the director or directors for whom such communication is intended;

4.

The address where any reply or questions may be sent by the Company, the Board or any Board member;

4.
The address where any reply or questions may be sent by the Company, the Board or any Board member;

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5.
Whether such interested party requests that the Company let the interested party know whether or not such communication has been forwarded to the Board or the particular Board member; and

5.

Whether such interested party requests that the Company let the interested party know whether or not such communication has been forwarded to the Board or the particular Board member; and

6.
Such other information that the Company may subsequently request in order to verify the foregoing information or to clarify the communication.

6.

Such other information that the Company may subsequently request in order to verify the foregoing information or to clarify the communication.

Any communication that the Company’s Secretary determines, in his or her discretion, to be or to contain any language that is offensive or to be dangerous, harmful, illegal, illegible, not understandable, or nonsensical, may, at the option of such person, not be forwarded to the Board or any particular director. Any communication from an interested party shall not be entitled to confidential treatment and may be disclosed by the Company or by any Board member as the Company or the Board member sees fit. Neither the Company nor the Board, nor any Board member, shall be obligated to send any reply or response to the interested party, except to indicate to the interested party (but only if the interested party specifically requested such an indication) whether or not the interested party’s communication was forwarded to the Board or the applicable Board member.

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Audit Committee Report

AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT

In connection with its function to oversee and monitor the financial reporting process of the Company, the Audit Committee has done the following:

reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 20202022 with the Company’s management;

discussed with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC"), the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2022, those matters required to be discussed by the applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; and

received the written disclosure and the letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPPwC required by the applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, considered whether the provisions of non-audit services by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPPwC are compatible with maintaining PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP’sPwC’s independence, and discussed with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPPwC its independence.

Based on the foregoing, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the audited financial statements be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.2022.

Fees Billed

Audit Committee

C. David Myers, Chair

Anne E. Bélec

Robert G. Bohn

Amy R. Davis

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PwC acted as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company in the year ending December 31, 2022. A representative of PwC is expected to be present at the 2023 Annual Meeting to respond to appropriate questions.

As discussed below, in accordance with the recommendation of the Audit Committee, and at the direction of the Board of Directors, the Company appointed Deloitte & Touche LLP ("Deloitte") as its independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023. As set forth in this Proxy Statement, the appointment of Deloitte is being submitted to the Company by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP duringshareholders for ratification at the 2023 Annual Meeting. A representative of Deloitte is expected to be present at the 2023 Annual Meeting to respond to appropriate questions and to make a statement if he or she desires to do so.

Fiscal 2020 and 2019

Fees billed or expected to be billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPPwC for each of the last two years are listed in the following table:

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31

AUDIT
FEES

 

AUDIT RELATED FEES

 

TAX
FEES

 

ALL OTHER
FEES

 

TOTAL FEES

 

2022

$

2,147,000

 

$

 

$

94,000

 

$

5,400

 

$

2,246,400

 

2021

$

2,026,000

 

$

 

$

35,100

 

$

2,745

 

$

2,063,845

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended

December 31,

 

Audit
        Fees        

 

Audit
Related
        Fees         

 

  Tax Fees  

 

All Other
Fees

 

2020

$1,603,000

$0

$60,400

$2,745

2019

$1,855,000

$50,000

$98,000

$2,700

Audit fees include fees for services performed to comply with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), including the recurring audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements. This category also includes fees for audits provided in connection with statutory filings or services that generally only the principal auditor reasonably can provide to a client, such as procedures related to consents and assistance with a review of documents filed with the SEC.

Audit related fees include fees associatedfor other audit and attest services, services provided in connection with assurancecertain agreed-upon procedures and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Company’sother attestation reports, financial statements.accounting, reporting and compliance matters, benefit plan audits, and risk and control reviews.

Tax fees primarily include fees associated with tax compliance, tax consulting, and domestic and international tax planning.

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All other fees primarily include fees associated with an accounting research tool.

The Company’s Audit Committee Charter requires that the Audit Committee pre-approve all non-audit services to be performed by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. All services performed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPPwC that are encompassed in the audit related fees, tax fees, and all other fees were approved by the Audit Committee in advance in accordance with the pre-approval policy set forth in the Audit Committee Charter.


Previous Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

In accordance with the recommendationOn August 31, 2022, PwC was notified on behalf of the Audit Committee and at the direction of the Board of Directors that it was dismissed as the Company has retained PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as itsCompany's independent registered public accounting firm effective upon completion by PwC of its procedures on the financial statements of the Company as of and for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. As set forth2022 and the filing of the related Form 10-K.

The reports of PwC on the Company's consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.

During the Company's two most recent years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 and in this Proxy Statement, the appointmentsubsequent interim period through August 31, 2022, there were no "disagreements" (as that term is described in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is being submittedRegulation S-K and the related instructions) with PwC on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which, disagreements if not resolved to the shareholders for ratification at the 2021 Annual Meeting. A representativesatisfaction of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is expected to be present at the 2021 Annual Meeting to respond to appropriate questions andPwC, would have caused PwC to make reference to the subject matter of such disagreement in connection with its reports on the financial statements for such periods. In addition, during the Company's two most recent years and in the subsequent interim period through August 31, 2022, there were no "reportable events" (as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions).

New Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

On August 31, 2022, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors appointed Deloitte as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm to audit the Company's consolidated financial statements for its year ending December 31, 2023, subject to completion of Deloitte's standard client acceptance procedures and execution of an engagement letter. Such client acceptance procedures were subsequently completed and an engagement letter was executed.

During the Company's two most recent years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 and in the subsequent interim period through August 31, 2022, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf consulted Deloitte regarding either: (i) the application of accounting principles to a statement if hespecified transaction, either completed or she desiresproposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company's financial statements, and neither a written report was provided to do so.the Company or oral advice was provided that Deloitte concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to the accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; or (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a "disagreement" or "reportable event" (as these terms are defined or described in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) and Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K, respectively).

Audit Committee

C. David Myers, Chair

Anne E. Bélec

Robert G. Bohn

Donald M. Condon, Jr.

Anne M. Cooney

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Ownership of SecuritiesOWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Stock Ownership of Beneficial Owners of More than Five Percent

The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of each person or entity known by the Company to have beneficial ownership of more than 5% of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock.

Name and Address

of Beneficial OwnerNAME AND ADDRESS OF BENEFICIAL OWNER

Amount and Nature

of Beneficial Ownership

AMOUNT AND

PercentNATURE OF

of ClassBENEFICIAL

OWNERSHIP

PERCENT

OF CLASS

BlackRock, Inc.

55 East 52nd Street

New York, NY 10055

2,831,823(1)

8.2%4,041,497(1)

11.5%

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

Building One

6300 Bee Cave Road

Austin, TX 78746

2,713,878(2)

7.9%2,260,942(2)

6.4%

Front Street Capital Management and Tarkio Fund

218 E. Front Street

Suite 205

Missoula, MT 59802

1,925,757(3)

1,925,757(3)

5.5%

The Vanguard Group, Inc.

100 Vanguard Boulevard

Malvern, PA 19355

1,797,106(4)

5.2%1,947,784(4)

5.5%

(1)
This information is based solely on a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) on January 26, 2023. BlackRock reported that it may be deemed to have sole voting power with respect to 3,803,874 shares, no shared voting power with respect to any shares, sole dispositive power with respect to 4,041,497 shares and no shared dispositive power with respect to any shares as of December 31, 2022.
(2)
This information is based solely on a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (“Dimensional”) on February 10, 2023. Dimensional reported that it may be deemed to have sole voting power as to 2,213,973 shares, no shared voting power with respect to any shares, sole dispositive power with respect to 2,260,942 shares and no shared dispositive power with respect to any shares as of December 31, 2022.
(3)
This information is based solely on a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC by Front Street Capital Management, Inc. (“FSC”) and Tarkio Fund (“TARKX”) on January 28, 2021. FSC reported that it may be deemed to have sole voting power as to 144,065 shares, no shared voting power with respect to any shares, sole dispositive power with respect to 933,092 shares and no shared dispositive power with respect to any shares of December 31, 2020; and TARKX reported that it may be deemed to have sole voting power as to 848,600 shares, no shared voting power with respect to any shares, sole dispositive power with respect to 848,600 shares and no shared dispositive power with respect to any shares as of December 31, 2020.
(4)
This information is based solely on a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC by The Vanguard Group, Inc. (“Vanguard”) on February 9, 2023. Vanguard reported that it may be deemed to have sole voting power as to no shares, shared voting power as to 53,834 shares, sole dispositive power with respect to 1,864,836 shares and shared dispositive power with respect to 82,948 shares as of December 31, 2022.

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(1)

This information is based solely on a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC by BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) on January 29, 2021. BlackRock reported that it may be deemed to have sole voting power with respect to 2,741,536 shares and sole dispositive power with respect to 2,831,823 shares as of December 31, 2020.

(2)

This information is based solely on a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (“Dimensional”) on February 12, 2021. Dimensional reported that it may be deemed to have sole voting power as to 2,597,820 shares, no shared voting power with respect to any shares, sole dispositive power with respect to 2,713,878 shares and no shared dispositive power with respect to any shares as of December 31, 2020.

(3)

This information is based solely on a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC by Front Street Capital Management, Inc. (“FSC”) and Tarkio Fund (“TARKX”) on January 28, 2021.  FSC reported that it may be deemed to have sole voting power as to 144,065 shares, no shared voting power with respect to any shares, sole dispositive power with respect to 933,092 shares and no shared dispositive power with respect to any shares of December 31, 2020; and TARKX reported that it may be deemed to have sole voting power as to 848,600 shares, no shared voting power with respect to any shares, sole dispositive power with respect to 848,600 shares and no shared dispositive power with respect to any shares as of December 31, 2020.

(4)

This information is based solely on a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC by The Vanguard Group, Inc. (“Vanguard”) on February 10, 2021.  Vanguard reported that it may be deemed to have sole voting power as to no shares, shared voting power as to 43,146 shares, sole dispositive power with respect to 1,718,367 shares and shared dispositive power with respect to 78,739 shares as of December 31, 2020.


Stock Ownership of Directors and Management

The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of Common Stock by each current director and director nominee of the Company, by each current and former executive officer of the Company named in the Summary Compensation Table below, and by the current directors and executive officers of the Company as a group. Unless otherwise indicated, the information is provided as of the Record Date (i.e., March 3, 2021)1, 2023). Each of the persons listed below is the beneficial owner of less than 1% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, and the current executive officers and directors as a group own approximately 2.05%2% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. The table also reflects for each person the number of Common Stock units associated with compensation deferred under the Company’s Deferred Compensation Plan. None of the persons named below has pledged any of his/her shares as security.

NAME

NUMBER OF
SHARES OF
COMMON STOCK
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
(1)

 

 

NUMBER OF
DEFERRED
COMMON STOCK
UNITS BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
(2)

 

David J. Antoniuk

 

174,741

 

(3)

0

 

Anne E. Bélec

 

25,558

 

 

0

 

Robert G. Bohn

 

46,225

 

 

0

 

Anne M. Cooney

 

52,900

 

 

0

 

Amy R. Davis

 

8,384

 

 

0

 

Thomas L. Doerr

0

 

(3)

0

 

Kenneth W. Krueger

 

123,472

 

 

 

5,232

 

Robert W. Malone

 

8,384

 

 

0

 

Leslie L. Middleton

 

59,921

 

(4)

0

 

C. David Myers

 

52,122

 

 

0

 

Jennifer L. Peterson

 

9,548

 

(5)

0

 

John C. Pfeifer

 

44,518

 

 

0

 

Aaron H. Ravenscroft

 

228,975

 

(6)

0

 

Brian P. Regan

 

32,819

 

(7)

0

 

Total of all current executive officers and directors as a group (12 persons)

 

692,826

 

(8)

 

5,232

 

Name

Number of Shares

of Common Stock

Beneficially Owned(1)

Number of Deferred

Common Stock Units

Beneficially Owned(2)

David J. Antoniuk

161,141(3)(4)

0

Roy V. Armes

26,109

0

Anne E. Bélec

16,785

0

Robert G. Bohn

39,145

0

Terrance L. Collins

34,454(5)

0

Donald M. Condon, Jr.

44,617

1,932

Anne M. Cooney

37,438

0

Thomas L. Doerr, Jr.

40,706(6)

0

Kenneth W. Krueger

81,892

5,232

Leslie L. Middleton

32,576(7)

0

C. David Myers

45,042

0

Barry L. Pennypacker, former executive officer

530,381(8)

0

John C. Pfeifer

37,438

0

Aaron H. Ravenscroft

118,887(9)

0

Peter A. Ruck, former executive officer

40,346(8)

0

Total of all current executive officers and directors as a group (13 persons)

716,230(10)

7,164

(1)

Unless otherwise noted, the specified persons have sole voting power and sole dispositive power as to the indicated shares.

(2)

The Company has the sole right to vote all shares of Common Stock underlying the Common Stock units held in the Deferred Compensation Plan Trust. The independent trustee of the Trust has dispositive power as to such shares.

(3)

Includes 105,685 shares that Mr. Antoniuk has the right to acquire pursuant to the Company’s 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan within sixty days following the record date for the 2021 Annual Meeting.

(4)

Includes 14,500 shares held by the David and Nancy Antoniuk JT/WROS.

(5)

Includes 28,615 shares that Mr. Collins has the right to acquire pursuant to the Company’s 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan within sixty days following the record date for the 2021 Annual Meeting.

(6)

Includes 27,081 shares that Mr. Doerr has the right to acquire pursuant to the Company’s 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan within sixty days following the record date for the 2021 Annual Meeting.

(7)

Includes 23,958 shares that Mr. Middleton has the right to acquire pursuant to the Company’s 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan within sixty days following the record date for the 2021 Annual Meeting.

(8)

Messrs. Pennypacker and Ruck are former executive officers of the Company. The numbers reflected in this table are pursuant to the most recent Form 4 filed by each, less forfeited restricted stock units.


Includes 337,972 and 10,992 shares, respectively, that Messrs. Pennypacker and Ruck have the right to acquire pursuant to the Company’s 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan within sixty days following the record date for the 2021 Annual Meeting.

(9)

Includes 90,566 shares that Mr. Ravenscroft has the right to acquire pursuant to the Company’s 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan within sixty days following the record date for the 2021 Annual Meeting.

(10)

Includes 275,905 shares that the Company’s named executive officers have the right to acquire pursuant to the Company’s 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan within sixty days following the record date for the 2021 Annual Meeting.


Non-Employee Director Compensation(1) Unless otherwise noted, the specified persons have sole voting power and sole dispositive power as to the indicated shares.

(2) The Company has the sole right to vote all shares of Common Stock underlying the Common Stock units held in the Deferred Compensation Plan Trust. The independent trustee of the Trust has dispositive power as to such shares.

(3) Messrs. Antoniuk and Doerr are former executive officers of the Company. Includes 137,109 and 0 shares, respectively, that Messrs. Antoniuk and Doerr have the right to acquire pursuant to the Company’s 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan within sixty days following the record date for the 2023 Annual Meeting and Mr. Antoniuk’s shares also include 14,500 shares held by the David and Nancy Antoniuk JT/WROS.

(4) Includes 26,277 shares that Mr. Middleton has the right to acquire pursuant to the Company’s 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan within sixty days following the record date for the 2023 Annual Meeting.

(5) Includes 3,473 shares that Ms. Peterson has the right to acquire pursuant to the Company’s 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan within sixty days following the record date for the 2023 Annual Meeting.

(6) Includes 124,028 shares that Mr. Ravenscroft has the right to acquire pursuant to the Company’s 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan within sixty days following the record date for the 2023 Annual Meeting.

(7) Includes 4,172 shares that Mr. Regan has the right to acquire pursuant to the Company’s 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan within sixty days following the record date for the 2023 Annual Meeting.

(8) Includes 157,950 shares that the Company’s executive officers have the right to acquire pursuant to the Company’s 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan within sixty days following the record date for the 2023 Annual Meeting.

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NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

The annual compensation package for non-employee directors is designed to attract and retain highly experienced and qualified individuals to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors. It is also intended to be competitive relative to general industrial companies of comparable size to the Company. The Compensation Committee typically reviews the market competitiveness of the non-employee director compensation program every two years with the assistance of an outside consulting firm.

The 20202022 compensation package for non-employee directors consisted of cash (annual retainers) and equity (stock) awards. No meeting fees were paid to non-employee directors in 2020.2022. Directors are also entitled to reimbursement of their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection with their travel to and from Board and committee meetings and other Company events. An individual director’s actual annual compensation will vary based on committee memberships and committee chair responsibilities.

A significant portion of the target annual compensation package is delivered in the form of equity, which is designed to promote a strong alignment of interests between the Company’s non-employee directors and its shareholders. In 2020,2022, the equity award, consisting of a stock grant, was set based on the guideline value of $120,000.$125,000. The number of shares granted were based on a 20-day average of the closing stock price from the grant date on February 26, 202018, 2022 (which was the date of the Board meeting). The accounting expense was based on the closing stock price as of the date of grant.

Equity awards made in 20202022 to non-employee directors were granted under the Company’s 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The Compensation Committee may, in its discretion, grant awards from time-to-time in such amounts as it determines and to such non-employee directors as it selects.

The following table summarizes the 20202022 compensation elements provided to the Company’s non-employee directors:

Director Pay Element

Amount

Annual Retainer for Board Chair (Non-Executive)

$125,000

Annual Retainer for Board Member

$75,000

Annual Retainer for Lead Independent Director

$25,000

Annual Retainer for Audit Committee Chair

$20,000

Annual Retainer for Compensation Committee Chair

$15,000

Annual Retainer for Governance Committee Chair

$15,000

Annual Retainer for Audit Committee Member

$10,000

Annual Retainer for Compensation Committee Member

$7,500

Annual Retainer for Governance Committee Member

$7,500

Annual Equity Grant

$120,000

DIRECTOR PAY ELEMENT

AMOUNT

 

Annual Retainer for Board Chair (Non-Executive)

$

125,000

 

Annual Retainer for Board Member

$

80,000

 

Annual Retainer for Lead Independent Director

$

25,000

 

Annual Retainer for Audit Committee Chair

$

20,000

 

Annual Retainer for Compensation Committee Chair

$

15,000

 

Annual Retainer for Governance Committee Chair

$

15,000

 

Annual Retainer for Audit Committee Member

$

10,000

 

Annual Retainer for Compensation Committee Member

$

7,500

 

Annual Retainer for Governance Committee Member

$

7,500

 

Annual Equity Grant

$

125,000

 


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Non-Employee Director Compensation

Non-Employee Directors’ Compensation

The following table sets forth the total compensation earned by non-employee directors during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.  2022.

NAME

FEES EARNED
OR PAID IN
CASH
(1)(3)

 

STOCK
AWARDS
(2)

 

TOTAL

 

Anne E. Bélec

$

97,500

 

$

123,900

 

$

221,400

 

Robert G. Bohn

$

105,000

 

$

123,900

 

$

228,900

 

Donald M. Condon, Jr.

$

32,500

 

$

0

 

$

32,500

 

Anne M. Cooney

$

102,500

 

$

123,900

 

$

226,400

 

Amy R. Davis

$

90,000

 

$

123,900

 

$

213,900

 

Kenneth W. Krueger

$

205,000

 

$

123,900

 

$

328,900

 

Robert W. Malone

$

87,500

 

$

123,900

 

$

211,400

 

C. David Myers

$

107,500

 

$

123,900

 

$

231,400

 

John C. Pfeifer

$

95,000

 

$

123,900

 

$

218,900

 

Name

Fees Earned

or Paid in

Cash (1)

Stock Awards(2)

Option Awards(3)

All Other Compensation(4)

Total

Roy V. Armes

$90,000

$120,001

$0

$0

$210,001

Anne E. Bélec

$91,250

$120,001

$0

$0

$211,251

Robert G. Bohn

$100,000

$120,001

$0

$0

$220,001

Donald M. Condon, Jr.

$100,000

$120,001

$0

$1,092

$221,093

Anne M. Cooney

$92,500

$120,001

$0

$0

$212,501

Kenneth W. Krueger

$200,000

$120,001

$0

$0

$320,001

C. David Myers

$102,500

$120,001

$0

$0

$222,501

John C. Pfeifer

$90,000

$120,001

$0

$1,452

$211,454

(1)
Includes annual cash retainers for the board chair, board members, committee chairs and committee members.

(1)

Includes annual cash retainers for the board chair, board members, committee chairs and committee members.

(2)
Reflects the grant date fair value of stock granted in 2022, as computed under the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718. The grant date fair value of stock granted in 2022 is calculated by multiplying the number of shares granted by the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. The stock granted in 2022 was not restricted and vested immediately upon grant. For 2022, Ms. Cooney and Messrs. Condon and Pfeifer each deferred their 2022 stock grant pursuant to the Company's Deferred Compensation Plan. At December 31, 2022, no director had any restricted stock units outstanding.

(2)

Reflects the grant date fair value of stock granted in 2020, as computed under the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 (“ASC Topic 718”). The grant date fair value of stock granted in 2020 is calculated by multiplying the number of shares granted by the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. The stock granted in 2020 was not restricted and vested immediately upon grant. For 2020, Mses. Belec and Cooney and Mr. Condon each deferred their 2020 stock grant pursuant to the Company’s Deferred Compensation Plan. At December 31, 2020, no director had any restricted stock units outstanding.

(3)
Mr. Condon resigned from the Board on May 3, 2022.

(3)

No stock options were awarded to directors in 2020, and no director had any outstanding stock options at year end.

(4)

From time-to-time, spouses or guests of directors may be invited to accompany directors at a Company function at the Company’s expense.  Spouses and guests of directors attended events related to the February 26, 2020 Board meeting. The “All Other Compensation” column reflects amounts reimbursed by the Company for travel, meals, and other related expenses for those spouses and guests attending events related to the February Board meeting.

Stock Ownership Guidelines for Non-Employee Directors

The Company’s corporate governance guidelines contain stock ownership guidelines for non-employee directors. The guidelines provide that by the end of the fifth calendar year after the non-employee director is first appointed as a member of the Board each non-employee director should acquire and hold an amountstock of the Company’s common stockCompany with a value equal to five times the non-employee director’s total annual cash retainer (excluding any additional retainer for committee chair positions),memberships or chairpersonships, lead director or chairperson of the Board roles) with the compliance measured annually at the first Board meeting in a given year (a) commencing with the later of the first Board meeting in the sixth full calendar year after the director is first elected as a member of the Board, or (b) December 31, 2019, based on each non-employee director’s stock ownership and the stock price as of the close of business on the last day of the preceding calendar year. For purposes of determiningthe foregoing stock ownership under the guidelines, unvestedrequirement, restricted stock will be included but unexercised options will not be included. Non-employee directors are required to retain net shares upon vesting of equity awards until achieving the level of stock ownership established in the guidelines.  If a non-employee director has not met the level of stock ownership established in the guidelinesrequirement as of the applicable measurement date,end of a given calendar year (a) commencing as of the later of the end of the fifth calendar year after the director is first elected as a member of the Board, or (b) December 31, 2019, then the non-employee director must acquire shares during the subsequent calendar year equal in value to at least 50% of the total annual retainer paid or payable to the non-employee director during such subsequent calendar year, determined after tax. As of December 31, 2020,2022, the non-


employeenon-employee directors were in compliance or projected to be in compliance (as applicable) with the stock ownership guidelines.

Deferred Compensation Plan

Under the Company’s Deferred Compensation Plan, each non-employee director may elect to defer all or any part of his or her annual retainer, or equity grant, for future payment upon death, disability, termination of service as a director, a date specified by the participant,Director, or the earlier of any such date to occur. A director may use the Deferred Compensation Plan as a means of achieving the stock ownership guidelines applicable to the director by electing to defer a portion of his or her compensation under the Company’s Deferred Compensation Plan and investing in the Company’s stock.


Compensation Discussion and Analysis

2020 Executive Summary27


IntroductionCOMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

Introduction

The compensation discussion and analysis below, which should be read together with the compensation tables that follow in this Proxy Statement, is designed to assist shareholders with understanding the objectives of our executive compensation program, the different components of compensation paid and the basis for our compensation decisions. This discussion focuses on the compensation of the Named Executive Officers ("NEO") who are listed in the Summary Compensation Table in this Proxy Statement and who are listed below:

Aaron H. Ravenscroft

President & Chief Executive Officer

David J. AntoniukBrian P. Regan

Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Thomas L. Doerr, Jr.David J. Antoniuk

Former Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Leslie L. Middleton

Executive Vice President, Americas and EU Mobile Cranes

Jennifer L. Peterson

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

TerranceThomas L. CollinsDoerr, Jr.

Former Executive Vice President, Human Resources

Leslie L. Middleton

Executive Vice President, Mobile Cranes

Barry L. Pennypacker

Former President & Chief Executive Officer

Peter A. Ruck

Former Senior Vice President, Business DevelopmentGeneral Counsel and Secretary

Table of Contents


I.Executive Summary

In 2020, the Manitowoc Company, our employees, customers, supply chain, and communities were faced with unprecedented upheaval and change. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in national, state, and local government authorities implementing numerous measures to try to contain the virus, such as travel bans and restrictions, border closings, limits on public gatherings, quarantining of people who may have been exposed to the virus, shelter-in-place orders, and limitations or shutdowns of business operations. These measures have impacted and may further impact our workforce and operations.  The Company continues to follow safety protocols designed to battle the spread of the virus, working to ensure employee health and safety.  Additionally,During 2022, two NEOs voluntarily departed from the Company has taken steps to deploy policies, benefits, and pay practices to provide our employeesthe Chief Financial Officer role transitioned in accordance with the support they require during this challenging period while also helpingCompany's robust succession planning process. Mr. David J. Antoniuk moved from the company retain its talented and committed workforce.

Oneposition of the highlights of 2020 was the Board’s appointment of Aaron Ravenscroft asExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer to Special Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer effective May 2, 2022, and Leslie L. Middletonsubsequently retired from this role effective January 2, 2023. As part of the Company's long-term succession planning process, the Board appointed Mr. Regan as Executive Vice President Mobile Cranes. They come into their roles during oneand Chief Financial Officer taking over from Mr. Antoniuk. The effective date of the most challenging periodstransition was May 2, 2022. Mr. Regan has been employed by the Company since November 2018 previously serving as Vice President, Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer.

Mr. Doerr served in the positions of Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary until he resigned effective May 26, 2022. Following the departure of Mr. Doerr, the Board appointed Jennifer L. Peterson as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary effective August 2, 2022. Ms. Peterson joined the Company in January 2018 and served previously as Interim General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, and Associate General Counsel - Litigation and Product Safety.

The Company has faced, but have, along with our other executives, manageda robust succession planning and talent management program which mitigates risks posed by the enormous disruption todeparture and retirement of key individuals.

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Compensation Discussion and Analysis

I. PAY FOR PERFORMANCE

An essential part of the Company’s business with a focus on protecting long-term shareholder value by:

Implementing cost control measures such as salary freezes.

Continuing to emphasize safety as a top priority with our SLAM initiative.  SLAM stands for Stop, Look, Assess, and Manage and is a proactive safety initiative that encourages employees to perform interactive observations to prevent accidents, injuries, and near misses.

Utilizing The Manitowoc Way, we developed a Lessons Learned Program to share best practices to protect our employees, customers, suppliers, and their families from the spread of COVID.

II.Pay for Performance

Ensuring that our compensation programs continueinvolves continuing to align pay outcomes with financial performance, as well assafety, and the performance of our stock is an essential part of our programs.its stock. The Compensation Committee establishes meaningful goals for performance-based compensation, including performance measures, measure weighting and thresholds, targets, and maximums for its short-term and long-term incentive plan compensation. WeThe Company set targets based on ourits operating plan and strategic plan and intend that they willplans, which are intended to drive shareholder value.

The 20202022 short-term incentive plan (“STIP”).The 2022 STIP was focused on two quantifiable financial performance measures: Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flows.Net Working Capital as a percentage of sales, as well as an environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) measure focused on driving performance in Environmental Sustainability, Workplace Safety and Gender Diversity with a weighting of 50%, 30%, and 20%, respectively. These performance measures focus ourthe Company’s executives on improving annual operating performance.performance while driving our ESG initiatives. The business performance generated a slightly above target payout under the 2022 STIP of 102.3%.

The Company believes the inclusion of an ESG metric aligns with the importance of reducing our environmental impact, improving employee safety and wellbeing, and enhancing our gender diversity within the organization. The achievement of the ESG measure is decided by the Compensation Committee, using performance data presented during committee meetings relative to preestablished goals to ascertain the level of achievement. The progress for achievement of these goals is reviewed on a quarterly basis and a final performance and a final percentage payout is agreed on by the Compensation Committee.

While the 2022 STIP performance was below target for Adjusted EBITDA and Net Working Capital as a percentage of sales, performance on the ESG metric was above target, resulting in an earned payout of 102.3% of target. The Company achieved Adjusted EBITDA of $143.1 million (target of $145.0 million), Net Working Capital as a percentage of sales of 21.2% (target of 21%), and the Compensation Committee determined achievement of the ESG goals was at 125% of target.

The Company uses Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flows,Net Working Capital as a percentage of sales, which are financial measures that are not prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), as additional metrics to evaluate the Company’s performance. The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) from continuing operations before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization plus the addback of certain restructuring and other charges. Free Cash FlowsNet Working Capital as a percentage of sales is defined as net cash provided by (used for) operating activities of continuing operations plus cash receipts on sold accounts receivable, plus net inventory, less accounts payable and other one-time items less capital expenditures.accrued expenses divided by net sales. The Company believes these non-GAAP measures provide important supplemental information to shareholders regarding business trends that can be used in evaluating its results of operations because these financial measures provide a consistent method of comparing financial performance and are commonly used by investors to assess performance. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered together with, and are not substitutes for, the GAAP financial information provided herein.information.

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Compensation Discussion and Analysis

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2020-2022 Long-Term Awards. The long-term performance share awards granted in 2020 as part of our 2020 long-term incentive plan were based on a three-year average of the Company's Adjusted EBITDA Percent (Adjusted EBITDA Percent is defined as Adjusted EBITDA divided by Net Sales) from 2020 to 2022 with a +/- 20% modifier based on our Total Shareholder Return ("TSR") compared to companies in the S&P SmallCap 600 Industrials Index, excluding Commercial Services and Professional Services companies. For the 2020 LTIP grants which were paid out in 2022, the Company had a three-year average Adjusted EBITDA Percent of 6.51% which equated to an achievement of 44.13% (See Annex A), 51 basis points above its threshold and 149 basis points below its target goal. For the three-year performance period, the Company achieved a relative TSR of 10.7% which was below the 25th percentile of the selected peer group resulting in a -20% modifier to the three-year average Adjusted EBITDA Percent achievement. This resulted in a final payout of the 2020 long-term performance share awards of 35.9% of target.

The 2021 acquisitions of Aspen Equipment Company and the crane business of H&E Equipment Services, Inc. were included in the achievement used to determine the Company's 2020 long-term performance share payout. The Company elected to include the impact of the acquisitions in the 2020 long-term performance share achievement as the Company's long-term strategy includes growth through acquisitions.

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Compensation Discussion and Analysis

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The performance-based structure of the Company’s executive compensation program and its volatile stock performance have impacted equity payouts and the realized equity value for its executives, commensurate with returns to shareholders. The average level of performance share awards (“PSUs”) the Company’s NEOs earned over the last three years is 24.3% of target.

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A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA (a non-GAAP financial measure)to Net income (loss) from continuing operations (the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure) and the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA Percent for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018 are included in Annex A to this Proxy Statement.  In addition,Net Working Capital as a reconciliationpercentage of Free Cash Flows (a non-GAAP financial measure) to Net cash used for operating


activities of continuing operations (the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure) is included in Annex A to this Proxy Statement.

The Company faced a challenging 2020 resulting in a net loss of $19.1 million, net sales of $1,443.4 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $83.1 million. A contributing factor to the Company’s net loss was the approximately 21% reduction in year-over-year net sales which more than offset reduced spending in cost of goods sold and engineering, selling, and administrative expenses.  Despite the challenges, performance thresholds for Adjusted EBITDA under the STIP were achieved, resulting in an earned payout of 38.1% of target.

Below are charts depicting our three years of results for Net Sales, Net Income from Continuing Operations, Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flows (amounts in millions of dollars).

*Includes a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $82.2M

Given the cyclical nature of our industry, that is heavily impacted by external market conditions, it is critical that we leverage our flexible cost structure, focus on areas within our control and respond quickly to our customers’ demands.  We have a proven track record of proactively and successfully managing the Company through these conditions, focusing on our customers, shareholders and employees, and by targeting our investments in areas that yield the highest returns.

The 2018 long-term performance share awards were based on two equally weighted metrics measured over a three-year performance period ended December 31, 2020: Adjusted EBITDA Percent for the year ended December 31, 2020 and relative Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”) as compared2022, is included in Annex A to companies in the S&P SmallCap 600 Industrials Index. Adjusted EBITDA Percent is defined as Adjusted EBITDA divided by net sales. In 2020, we had an Adjusted EBITDA Percent of 5.8%, which is 320 basis-points under our targeted goal, 120 basis-points below our threshold goal, and resulted in a 0% payout. For the three-year performance period, we achieved a relative TSR of


negative 67.40% which was in the 0.6th percentile of the selected peer group. Both Adjusted EBITDA and relative TSR were below the threshold requirement, resulting in no payout of the 2018 performance share awards.this Proxy Statement.

2022-2024 Performance Shares.To complement the 20202022 STIP, the 20202022 long-term incentive plan (“LTIP”("LTIP") utilized a combination of awards intended to enable usthe Company to attract and retain employees, while tying the achievement of those awards to the long-term performance of the Company and returnreturns for ourits shareholders. Fifty-percentFifty percent (50%) of the target value of equity awards under the 20202022 LTIP consisted of performance shares, earned upon achievement of specific performance goals measured over a three-year performance period. Thirty percentThe remaining 50% of the equity awards consisted of restricted stock units and, the other twenty percent of the awards consisted of stock options that only deliver value to the extent our stock price increases. Based on the 2020 LTIP award design, 70% of the long-term incentive awards granted to our named executive officers (performance shares and options) are contingent on performance.  units.

In 2020, the Compensation Committee established performance goals for the 2020 STIP and 2020 LTIP prior to COVID-19 being declared a global pandemic. Given the uncertainty that prevailed with respect to when and how business would return to normal, we determined that no goal adjustments should be made during 2020. The challenges that COVID-19 presented along with significantly increased economic and demand uncertainty caused an economic slowdown that resulted in weakened demand for our products. This, coupled with the cyclical nature of our business, resulted in a below target payout under our 2020 STIP and no payout in respect of our 2018 performance share awards whose performance period was 2018-2020.  

Given the performance-based structure of our executive compensation program, the Company’s volatile stock performance has impacted equity payouts and realized equity value for our executives, commensurate with returns to our shareholders. This alignment is evidenced in the value of the performance-based portion of our LTIP awards granted over the last four years.

The average level of performance share units (“PSUs”) vesting over the last three years has been 46.8% of target.

The realizable value of performance-based equity awards granted since 2016 (PSUs and stock options) relative to the target value at the date of grant, is an average of 7% of target.

This reflects below target vesting of PSUs, a depressed share price, and stock options which are largely underwater.


*Represents value of all performance-based LTIP awards (i.e. PSU and stock options) granted between 2016 and 2018 as a percentage of target value at grant as of December 31, 2020 based on performance levels (as applied to our PSUs) and our stock price. The stock option value is based on intrinsic value and as of December 31, 2020 all 2016-2018 stock options are underwater. Messrs. Doerr and Collins joined Manitowoc in November 2017 and April 2018, respectively, and did not receive 2016 or 2017 performance-based LTIP awards.

20202022 Say-on-Pay Advisory Vote

OurThe Company’s say-on-pay advisory vote received support from approximately 77.0%73.6% of the shares voted in 2020, a decrease2022, an increase from the percentage of votes in support of our executive compensation in 2019. While still receiving2021. The Compensation Committee views the increase of support of the Company’s executive compensation program design as a majority favorable vote by shareholders,positive reinforcement that recent changes reflect the expectations of shareholders. Nevertheless, the Compensation Committee viewed the relatively lower approval as an opportunity to initiate shareholder engagement, inviting our largest 25continues engaging shareholders to participate, to better understand our shareholders’their views relatingrelated to executive compensation and be able to answer any specific questions or concerns related to our executive compensation program design, decisions, and policies. See the section above titled “2022 Engagement Summary” for more details about our shareholder outreach activities during 2022.

The views of our shareholders are an important factor considered by the 31


Compensation Committee in reviewing the Company’s executive compensation program. Discussion and Analysis

Given the input received from our shareholders, the Company believes that theongoing shareholder engagement wasis mutually beneficial. Through thisshareholder outreach, the Company wasis afforded an opportunity to share its executive pay philosophy and steps taken to attract, reward, and retain top executive talent needed to execute Manitowoc’sthe Company's growth strategy. It also provided our shareholders with an opportunity to share their respective executive compensation philosophies and the role they play when making investment decisions. Shareholders’ views and the Company’s efforts, relative to ESG, wereare also a part of the conversations. Based on discussions the discussionsCompany had with shareholders and in consideration of their feedback, we believethe Company believes that our shareholders generally agree that the compensation delivered has been commensurate with performance (see Governance section for Shareholder Engagement details).


III.Compensation Governanceperformance. One of the things the Company heard from shareholders is how they value ESG programs. In response to such feedback, the Company’s ESG targets continued to evolve in 2022, expanding from a single safety metric to include environmental, safety, and diversity goals.

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II. COMPENSATION GOVERNANCE

Compensation Oversight

The Compensation Committee of the Board, which is chaired by Donald Condon,Anne M. Cooney, consists of four independent outside directors. The Compensation Committee must meet at least four times a year. During 2020,2022, the Compensation Committee met six times. It has overall responsibility for:

Reviewing and approving the corporate goals and objectives related to executive compensation,

Reviewing and approving the corporate goals and objectives related to executive compensation;

Setting compensation policy and benchmarking,

Setting compensation policy and benchmarking;

Reviewing and approving the compensation levels and payouts for executive officers under the incentive compensation plans;
Reviewing and commenting on the Company’s strategic and financial plan to determine their relationship to the compensation programs;
Reviewing the Company’s process for managing and mitigating compensation-related risks;
Recommending non-employee director pay levels based on input from third-party consultants;
Ensuring regulatory compliance of all filings and compensation pay programs and practices; and
Keeping abreast of developments in executive compensation and employee compensation practices outside of the Company.

Compensation Policy and Practices

The Company’s executive compensation program reflects a strong pay-for-performance design and incorporates many governance best practices to help achieve the high standards that the Company and its shareholders expect.

WHAT THE COMPANY DOES

WHAT THE COMPANY DOES NOT DO

ü

Use multiple performance measures in connection with short-term and long-term incentive awards

×

Provide gross-ups upon a change in control or have single-trigger cash severance provisions

ü

Limit both short-term incentive and performance share payouts to 200% of target

×

Offer excessive perquisites to executive officers

ü

Have short-term incentive payouts which vary commensurate with the Company’s performance, and which reflect the Company’s performance versus goals during the respective annual periods

×

×

Guarantee pay increases or incentive awards

Design incentive plans that encourage excessive risk

ü

ü

Maintain stock ownership guidelines for executive officers under

Provide long-term incentives to executive officers through equity-based awards that are “at risk”

×

×

Reprice options

Allow employees or directors to trade in puts, calls, and other derivatives on Company securities

ü

ü

Use relative TSR as a metric for performance share grants, tying payouts to increasing shareholder value. If TSR is negative, the incentiveTSR portion of payout cannot exceed target of 100%

Support the Compensation Committee’s engagement of an independent compensation plans,consultant, Willis Towers Watson, to assist with review of the Company’s executive compensation program

×

×

Allow employees or directors to engage in hedging transactions involving Company securities

Allow executive officers, directors, and designated employees to hold Company securities in margin accounts or to pledge their holdings of Company securities

ü

Require executive officers to sign an employment agreement defining the terms of their employment, the terms in the event of a change in employment and all restrictive covenants by which executives are bound, during and after their employment

Evaluating the CEO’s performance in light of the approved corporate goals and objectives,

Reviewing and commenting on the Company’s strategic and financial plan to determine their relationship to the compensation programs,

Reviewing the Company’s process for managing and mitigating compensation-related risks,

Recommending non-employee director pay levels based on input from third-party consultants,

Ensuring regulatory compliance of all filings and compensation pay programs and practices, and

Keeping abreast of all developments in executive compensation and employee compensation practices outside of the Company.

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Use of an Independent Advisor

The Compensation Committee has the authority to engage the services of outside advisors, experts, and others to assist in performing its duties. Since 2014, the Compensation Committee has retained Willis Towers Watson, an executive consulting firm, as its independent compensation consultant to provide advice and information on the following:

Compensation trends and market information to assist the Compensation Committee in fulfilling its duties,

Compensation trends and market information to assist the Compensation Committee in fulfilling its duties;

Executive compensation and changes to be considered to improve effectiveness consistent with our compensation philosophy,

Executive compensation and changes to be considered to improve effectiveness consistent with our compensation philosophy;

Market data and recommendations on Chief Executive Officer and executive officer compensation,

Market data and recommendations on CEO and executive officer compensation;

Materials for Compensation Committee meetings (which are attended by members of the Willis Towers Watson team), and

Materials for Compensation Committee meetings (which are attended by members of the Willis Towers Watson team); and

Best practices for governance of executive compensation as well as areas of possible concern or risk in the Company’s programs.  

Best practices for governance of executive compensation, as well as areas of possible concern or risk in the Company’s programs.

The Compensation Committee assesses Willis Towers Watson’s independence on an annual basis, taking into consideration the following factors, among others:

The Compensation Committee’s oversight of the relationship between the Company and Willis Towers Watson mitigates the possibility that management could misuse other engagements to influence Willis Towers Watson’s compensation work for the Compensation Committee.

The Compensation Committee’s oversight of the relationship between the Company and Willis Towers Watson mitigates the possibility that management could misuse other engagements to influence Willis Towers Watson’s compensation work for the Compensation Committee.

Willis Towers Watson has adopted internal safeguards to ensure that its executive compensation advice is independent.

Willis Towers Watson has adopted internal safeguards to ensure that its executive compensation advice is independent.

The Compensation Committee retains ultimate decision-making authority for all executive pay matters and understands Willis Towers Watson’s role is simply that of advisor.

The Compensation Committee retains ultimate decision-making authority for all executive pay matters and understands Willis Towers Watson’s role is simply that of advisor.

The absence of any significant business or personal relationship between Willis Towers Watson and any of our executives or members of the Compensation Committee.

The absence of any significant business or personal relationship between Willis Towers Watson and any of our executives or members of the Compensation Committee.

The foregoing factors are relevant to the Compensation Committee’s ongoing and annual assessment to continue utilizing the compensation consultant services of Willis Towers Watson. For fiscal 2020,the year ending December 31, 2022, Willis Towers Watson also provided the Compensation Committee with a written assessment of the independence of Willis Towers Watson’s advisory work to the Committee. Willis Towers Watson provided executive compensation consulting services in the amount of $208,669. Based on the foregoing, the Compensation Committee has concluded that the engagement of Willis Towers Watson does not raise any conflict of interest.


The Annual Process

The Compensation Committee reviews an annual calendar each year, which sets out the items that will be addressed at each upcoming meeting. While the Compensation Committee’s primary focus is on reviewing and approving items related to executive officer compensation, it willalso annually approveapproves various incentive plan designs and award achievements that apply more broadly across the Company. The Compensation Committee also reviews succession plans for the leadership team and any human resources and compensation-related risks and mitigation plans.

Compensation Peer Group

On an annual basis, the Compensation Committee reviews compensation data from third-party market surveys and a customized group of peer companies in order to obtain insight into market competitive pay levels for our named executive officers. In 2020,2022, the Compensation Committee used both third-party market survey data and peer group company data in making its compensation decisions.

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Identifying a relevant compensation peer group is difficult, as we arethe Company is the only stand-alone publicly traded crane company in the U.S. and one of only a few worldwide. As a result, wethe Company used both a quantitative and qualitative approach to ourits peer selection, and our independent executive compensation consultant, Willis Towers Watson performed the analysis for the Compensation Committee’s consideration.

Our 2020 compensation peer group remained the same as our 2019 compensation peer group given its continued relevance. In creating our peer group, in 2019, companies were identified using the following criteria:

Direct business and industry competitors,

Direct business and industry competitors,

Executive talent competitors,

Executive talent competitors,

Companies in industries with similar operational complexion, including exposure to cyclicality,

Companies in industries with similar operational complexion, including exposure to cyclicality,

Revenues between 0.5x to 3x our market capitalization and similar number of employees, and

Relative revenues between $500 million and $3 billion,

Geographic presence.

Geographic presence.

The Compensation Committee reviewed and evaluated all the data, and adopted the following peer group as a result of this analysis:

2020 Peer Group

2022 PEER GROUP

Enerpac Tool Group (formerly Actuant)

Graco Inc.

SPX Corporation

Astec Industries, Inc.

Harsco Corporation

Terex Corporation

Briggs & Stratton CorporationAstec Industries, Inc.

Kennametal Inc.

The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.

Crane Holdings, Co.

Meritor, Inc.

The Timken Company

Federal Signal Corporation

REV Group, Inc.

Trinity Industries, Inc.

Flowserve Corporation

SPX Technologies, Inc.

Wabash National Corporation

Harsco Corporation

Tennant Company

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.

The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.

Columbus McKinnonTerex Corporation

Kennametal Inc.

The Timken Company

Flowserve Corporation

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

Valmont Industries, Inc.

Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc.

Meritor, Inc.

Wabash National Corporation

(now Ingersoll Rand, Inc.)

MYR Group Inc.

Stock Ownership Guidelines

The 2022 peer group was modified to include an increased number of companies with an aftermarket aspect of business.

Compensation Committee has established stock ownership guidelines for our executive officers. The guidelines provide that within five years from the executive’s start date or promotion date, the executive officer should hold an amount of stock with a value at least equal to the following:Design

Chief Executive Officer: five times base salary

Other Executive Officers: three times base salary

Stock ownership includes shares owned outright, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance stock adjusted for expected achievement based on current performance trends, and stock equivalents held in deferred compensation and/or retirement plans. Additionally, one-half of the guideline amount can be met by vested, in-


the-money stock options held by the executive officer.  As of December 31, 2020, none of the named executive officers who were still employed by the Company on such date were required to meet such guidelines due to their tenure with the Company and time in current role, but all of such named executive officers were projected to be in compliance with such guidelines.

If an executive officer does not meet the relevant ownership guideline on the applicable measurement date, the executive officer must retain all net shares from the exercise of stock options and the vesting of restricted shares, restricted stock units and performance shares until compliance is achieved.

Pay Clawbacks  

Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer are subject to any clawbacks that may be required under Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Risk Assessment of Compensation Practices

The Compensation Committee is responsible for overseeing the management of risks relating to the Company’s human resources and executive compensation plans and arrangements.  In 2020, the Compensation Committee conducted an evaluation of the Company’s compensation arrangements for executive officers and non-executive officers and the incentives created by such arrangements for employees to take risks. As a result of this assessment, the Compensation Committee concluded that the Company’s compensation policies and practices do not create risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company. In reaching this conclusion, the Compensation Committee considered the following risk mitigating features of the Company’s compensation program:

Pay Mix.Philosophy.The Company’s executive compensation program primarily consists of base salary, short-term incentiveseeks to provide competitive total compensation opportunities to attract, motivate and long-term incentive compensation. Base salaries are targeted at median, which mitigatesretain highly qualified executives critical to the need for our executive officers to take significant risks to earn average compensation. However, we also place a sufficient portion of each executive officer’s pay at risk to ensure that the interests of our executives are well-aligned with those of our shareholders, driving long-term shareholder value.

Time Horizon.  Our 2018, 2019 and 2020 LTIP awards are based on a three-year performance period, which encourages our employees to focus on sustained performanceachievement of the Company over the long-term, rather than taking short-term risks.

Performance Goals.  Our STIPCompany’s financial and LTIP goals are set at levels that are attainable without taking inappropriate risks, but that still require stretch performance. We also cap our STIP and LTIP payouts at 200% of the target payout amount for each of our executives, which further helps control excessive risk taking at the expense of longer-term financial success.

Stock Ownership Guidelines and Hedging Policies.  We have stock ownership guidelines in place for each of our named executive officers, which further aligns the interests of our executive officers with those of our shareholders. We also prohibit employees from pledging their holdings of Company securities and from engaging in hedging transactions involving Company securities.


Compensation Design

Executive Compensation Philosophy.Ourstrategic goals. The Company's executive compensation program is intended to align the interests of our executives with the interests of our shareholders as well as toand motivate our executives to maximize sustainable long-term total returns for our shareholders. For these reasons, the Compensation Committee designs the executive compensation program to reflect the strategic priorities and cyclical nature of the business, with reference to practices observed within ourthe Company’s industry and considered to be “best practice” by our shareholders, to ensure alignment between executive pay and Company performance. An important element of the compensation program design is to provide incentive-based compensation that is directly tied to Company performance. The Compensation Committee annually reviews the key elements of the program considering the Company’s business strategy and talent needs. OurThe Company’s executive compensation program seeks to provide competitive total compensation opportunities to attract, motivate, and retain highly qualified executives critical to the achievement of the Company’s financial and strategic goals.

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Compensation Discussion and Analysis

The key objectives and elements of our compensation philosophy include the following:

Pay for Performance

A significant portion of the target compensation awarded to our named executive officers is incentive-based and “at risk,risk.meaning it isIncentives are only earned if specific financial andand/or other performance goals are achievedachieved. With respect to Company long-term incentive awards, the incentives increase or decrease in value based on the caseshare price of stock options, if the stock price appreciates over the next several years following the grant date.Company stock. Incentive awards are based on achievement of specific goals and are capped at 200% of the targeted award opportunity.

Provide Market Competitive Compensation

Pay levels are targeted to be, on average, at market median levels based on individuallevels. Other factors such asalso taken into consideration include experience, length of service, individual performance, internal structure, internal and external equity, business needs, Company performance, comparable positions at general industrial companies of similar size, and other factors.

Encourage Long-term Service

The Company offers retirement and savings plans, including the Company’s 401(k) Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Plan, which are payable after retirement or separation from the Company and provide employees with the opportunity to earn Company contributions or save pre-tax dollars for retirement.

Align Interests with Our Shareholders

Long-term incentive awards to executive officersexecutives are solely equity-based, and executive officers are subject to stock ownership guidelines to ensure meaningful ongoing alignment with shareholders’ interests and market best practice.

Actual total compensation can vary from target compensation based on the individual’s performance and the Company’s financial, non-financial, and stock price performance. In accordance with SEC rules, the Summary Compensation Table shows the grant date fair value of long-term incentive plan grants, whichgrants. The grant date fair value is often very different from the actual realized and realizable/current values (if any amount is even earned) of such awards. The Compensation Committee annually reviews executive officer pay, the past several years of actual realized and target compensation, outstanding long-term incentive awards (including the potential realizable value at various stock prices), accumulated deferred compensation balances, and potential change-in-control severance amounts.

In connection with our executive compensation determinations, we review third-party market survey data among comparable companies, peer group compensation data and broader market trends/developments, as provided by Compensation Committee’s independent advisor. In setting market-based pay levels, the Compensation Committee reviews and relies primarily upon market data from surveys of comparably sized general industrial companies and peer group compensation data.data from an independent advisor. Survey and peer group data of comparable positions isare analyzed annually in considering adjustments to base salaries and target short-term and long-term incentive award opportunities. Survey data is also reviewed periodically to help maintain the competitiveness of all elements of


compensation. For detailed information about the peer group used for this benchmarking, please see the above section entitled Compensation Peer Group.

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Pay Mix.Consistent with the Company’s pay philosophy, the majority of the target total direct compensation (i.e., the sum of base salary and target STIP and LTIP award grant date values) of the named executive officers is only earned if“at risk,” because payment is based on achievement of specific financial and other performance goals are achieved(i.e., STIP and performance share payouts) or in the casevalue realized is determined by the price of a share of stock options, if(i.e., the stock price appreciates over the next several years following the grant date. value of restricted share units and performance shares).

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The following chart illustratescharts illustrate that, in 2020, performance-based and non-guaranteed incentive award opportunities represented, on average 68%2022, “at-risk” compensation accounted for 83% of the target total direct compensation for the named executive officers other than the CEO, reflecting the use of stock options, performance shares,Mr. Ravenscroft and, restricted stock units. The CEO is not reflected in the pay mix calculation given that the current incumbent was promoted mid-year and his 2020 pay does not reflect a full year of CEO compensation. We expect CEO pay mix to broadly reflect thaton average, 63% of the other NEOs, albeit with a greater emphasis on equity relative to salary and STIP. The named executive officers included in the below chart are Messrs. Antoniuk, Doerr, Collins, and Middleton (reflecting his current officer compensation).officers’ target total direct compensation.

 

Award opportunities have typically been provided through a combination of short-term and long-term incentive opportunities, covering multiple financial and stock price performance measures. Incentive performance goals are set to directly align to ourthe Company’s business strategy and creation of long-term shareholder value creation.value.


Performance Measures Used in 2020.2022.The 20202022 STIP and the 20202022 LTIP collectively cover key financial measures that we believethe Company believes will increase shareholder value over time while also emphasizing the importance of maintaining adequate liquidity for working capital requirements and future investment opportunities. The performance measures used in the design and the rationale for using such performance measures were as follows:

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20202022 Short-Term Incentive Plan

Performance MeasuresPERFORMANCE MEASURES

RationaleRATIONALE

Adjusted EBITDA (weighted 50%), which is equal to net income (loss) from continuing operations before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, plus the addback of certain restructuring and other chargescharges.

Adjusted EBITDA is a useful measure of the Company’s annual operating performance and is commonly used by investors and research analysts to assess resultsresults.

Free Cash Flows (weighted 50%Net Working Capital as a % of sales (weighted 30%), which is equal to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities of continuing operations plus cash receipts on sold accounts receivable, plus net inventory, less accounts payable and other one-time items less capital expendituresaccrues expenses divided by net sales for the year.

Free Cash FlowsNet Working Capital as a % of sales is an importanta useful measure that drives operational cash generationof the Company’s working capital turnover measuring the relationship between the funds used to finance the Company’s operations and the revenues the Company generated.

ESG Metrics (weighted 20%) In addition to financial quantitative measures, a portion of the potential STIP achievement evaluates performance of ESG metrics of the Company. The actual achievement percentage is determined by the Compensation Committee following review of the Company’s annual performance of each ESG metric against preestablished targets

Through setting ESG incentive metrics the Company rewards improvement in Environmental Sustainability, Health & Safety of its Workforce and Diversity Equity and Inclusion. These have been identified through shareholder engagement as key areas of interest and also align with our ESG strategy.

20202022 Long-Term Incentive Plan

Performance MeasuresPERFORMANCE MEASURES &

Equity Award Categories EQUITY AWARD CATEGORIES

RationaleRATIONALE

Performance sharesShares (50% of the targeted value of the LTIP grant) earned at the end of the three-year performance period based on the results of twothree measures:

The benefit of performance shares is that they align the interests of executives to the interests of shareholders through longer term performance metrics and share performance.

Adjusted EBITDA Percent (weighted 60%) for the three-year average for thefrom fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 to fiscal year 2024 (“Fiscal Year 20222024 Adjusted EBITDA Percent”) (weighted 100%), which is equal to net income (loss) from continuing operations before interest, income taxes, depreciation, and amortization, plus the addback of certain restructuring and other charges, divided by net salessales.

Adjusted EBITDA Percent is an important indicator to measure how much operating profit is generated for each dollar of revenue earned over the performance period.

Non-New Machine Sales (weighted 40%) for the year ended December 31, 2024 is equal to revenue derived from activities other than new equipment sales, including, but not limited to, used equipment sales, aftermarket parts, rentals, and training, and field service work.

Non-New Machine Sales is an important measure of how much operating cashthe organization is generated for each dollar of revenue earnedgenerating sales from used equipment, aftermarket parts, rental, training, and field service work which aligns with the Company’s breakthrough initiatives and CRANES+50 strategy. In the aggregate, non-new machine sales typically generate higher margins and are less cyclical in nature compared to new machine sales.

Relative Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”) (applied as a modifier of +/- 20%) not to exceed 200% achievementachievement. If the absolute TSR is negative, the modifier cannot increase the payout.

Relative TSR as a modifier aligns payouts to our relative TSR performance and assesses the Company’s relative TSR to the customized S&P SmallCap 600 Industrials Index, which excludes Commercial Services and Supplies and Professional Services CompaniesRussell 2000 Index.

Restricted stock units (30%Stock Units (50% of the targeted value of the LTIP grant) which vest in equal installments over three years, commencing on the first anniversary of the grant datedate.

The value of restrictedRestricted stock units that vestare beneficial because they are time based, vesting ratably over timethree years, they promote long-term retention of executive talent, and their value is tied to stock price appreciation, and the addition of restricted stock units to the equity mix under the 2020 LTIP balances the objectives of the 2020 LTIP with alignment to market practices

Stock options (20% of the targeted value of the LTIP grant) which vest in equal installments over three years, commencing on the first anniversary of the grant date

Stock options have value only when the Company’s stock price increases and contribute to continued emphasis on Company stock performanceappreciation.


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Compensation PolicyDiscussion and PracticesAnalysis

Our executive compensation program reflects a strong pay-for-performance design and incorporates many governance best practices to help us achieve the high standards that we and our shareholders expect.

WHAT WE DO

WHAT WE DON’T DO

Use multiple performance measures in connection with short-term and long-term incentive awards

Provide excise tax gross-ups upon a change in control or have single-trigger cash severance provisions

Limit both short-term incentive and performance share payouts to 200% of target

Offer excessive perquisites to executive officers

Have short-term incentive payouts which vary commensurate with the Company’s performance and which reflect the Company’s performance versus goals during the respective annual periods

Allow employees to pledge their holdings of Company securities or engage in hedging transactions involving Company securities

Use relative TSR as a metric for performance share grants, tying payouts to increasing shareholder value

Guarantee pay increases or incentive awards

Provide long-term incentives to executive officers through equity-based awards that are “at risk”

Reprice options

Maintain stock ownership guidelines for executive officers

Design incentive plans that encourage excessive risk

Support the Compensation Committee’s engagement of an independent compensation consultant, Willis Towers Watson, to assist with review of the Company’s executive compensation program

Require executive officers to sign an employment agreement defining the terms of their employment, the terms in the event of a change in employment and all restrictive covenants by which executives are bound, during and after their employment.


III. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

IV.Executive Compensation

Overview of Executive Compensation

We believeThe Company believes the executive compensation program described in more detail below, by element and in total, best achieves ourthe Company’s objectives. The following table presents a summary of each element of ourthe Company’s executive compensation program.

ElementELEMENT

Purpose

CharacteristicsPURPOSE

CHARACTERISTICS

Base Salary

Establish a certain element of pay for an individual’s competencies, skills, experience, and performance relative to his or her current job

Not at risk; eligible for annual performance-based merit increase consideration and adjustments for changes in job responsibilities

Short-Term Incentives

Motivate and reward the achievement of annual goals of the Company financial goals aligned to the key strategic objectives for the year

Performance-based cash opportunity; amount earned will vary based on actual financial and non-financial results achieved

Long-Term Incentives

Motivate and reward the achievement of specific long-term financial goals and align executive compensation with shareholder value by paying long-term incentives in shares of our stock

The majority

All at risk with value driven by share price; half of the award opportunity is also performance-based or “at-risk,” with the amount realized if any, by the executive, if any, dependent upon multi-yearfuture financial results and stock pricerelative total shareholder return performance

Retirement Benefits and Deferred Compensation

Encourage long-term service with the Company by providing retirement plan contributions that can grow in value over an executive’s career and opportunities to defer compensation

Both fixed and variable aspects; contributions drive growth of funds and future payments

Perquisites and Personal Benefits

Provide additional financial security and a competitive pay package that helps attract and retain qualified executives, though perquisites are limited

Generally fixed; actual cost is based on participation and usage

Employment Agreements and Severance Benefits

Defines terms of employment, severance, and restrictive covenants; provide continuity of the leadership team leading up to and after a change in control by providing severance benefits

Specifies minimum level of benefits while employed and severance benefits in the event employment is terminated without cause or for good reason, with enhanced benefits following a CIC.change in control.

2020 Executive Compensation

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Compensation Discussion and incentive pay increases at the time of promotions. In connection with promotions, the Compensation Committee may increase base salary and target incentive award percentages and makeAnalysis

2022 Pay Elements

The below sections describe additional incentive grants. Additional detail regardingdetails about each pay element is presented below.that the Company granted and paid to its named executive officers during 2022.

Annual Base Salaries.Salary. The Compensation Committee reviewsfollowing table outlines executive officer base salaries annually, and adjustments, if any, are based on consideration of the Company’s overall budget for in 2022 compared to theirbase salaries forin effect at the year, individual factors (competencies, skills, experience, and performance), internal equity, and market pay practice data. The following table shows, for each named executive officer, such named executive officer’s 2020 base salary, the percentage increase in such named executive officer’s base salary (compared to his 2019 base salary) and the rationale for such increase in base salary:end of 2021.

NAME

2021 ($)

 

2022 ($)

 

PERCENTAGE
INCREASE

REASON FOR INCREASE IN BASE SALARY

Aaron H. Ravenscroft

$

800,000

 

$

900,000

 

12.5%

Alignment with market median

Brian P. Regan

$

266,008

 

$

464,000

 

74.4%

Reflects promotion to Executive Vice President and CFO

David J. Antoniuk

$

522,700

 

$

522,700

 

0.0%

 

Leslie L. Middleton

$

388,000

 

$

457,840

 

18.0%

Alignment with market median

Jennifer L. Peterson

$

295,313

 

$

389,000

 

31.7%

Reflects promotion to Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Thomas L. Doerr, Jr.1

$

400,000

 

$

440,000

 

10.0%

Alignment with market median

Named Executive Officer

2020 Base Salary

2020 Base Salary Percentage Increase (Compared to 2019 Base Salary)

Reason for Increase in Base Salary

Aaron H. Ravenscroft1

$800,000

60%

Promotion

David J. Antoniuk

$522,700

0%

No Change

Thomas L. Doerr, Jr.

$400,000

0%

No Change

Terrance L. Collins

$372,600

0%

No Change

Leslie L. Middleton2

$388,000

10%

Promotion

Barry L. Pennypacker3

$1,000,000

0%

No Change

Peter A. Ruck3

$351,900

0%

No Change

(1)
Mr. Doerr resigned effective May 26, 2022.

(1)

Mr. Ravenscroft was promoted to President and CEO effective August 5, 2020 at which time his base salary was increased to $800,000.

(2)

Mr. Middleton's base salary increase occurred prior to his status as an officer and was tied to a promotion that resulted in an increase in the scope of his duties. As such, the Compensation Committee was not involved in approving the increase.

(3)

Former Executive Officer.

Incentive Plans. The Company provides short-term incentive and long-term incentive award opportunities to motivate the achievement of its business strategy by specifying key metrics of success. In order toTo drive results and align performance and payouts, the incentive plans each:

Include multiple performance measures;

Have target performance goals set based on forecasts/budget, business conditions, prior year’s performance, probability of achievement and other factors;

Vary payouts commensurate with performance results (with potential payouts capped at 200% of the target award opportunity for goal-based plans); and

Cover different time periods, with short-term incentive plans covering one year and long-term incentive plans typically covering three years, with an ongoing stock ownership requirement.

In order toTo best drive success, we believethe Company believes a combination of performance measures should be used to ensure that management isexecutive officers are motivated and rewarded for managing the Company’s overall financial health and driving long-term sustainable growth in value for the Company’s shareholders. As such, the short-term incentive plan and performance share component of the long-term incentive plan each use twothree performance metrics, which may change from year-to-year, to reflect the critical areas of focus for the applicable performance period. The Compensation Committee believes that, collectively, the performance metrics used will best drive long-term shareholder value and align management rewards to the Company’s business strategy.  strategy and performance.

Short-Term Incentives. Short-term incentive awards are made under the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan and are referred to in this Proxy Statement as STIP awards. Eligible participants are generally required to be employed by the Company at the time of the STIP award payout in order to receive the award payout; however, under a policy adopted by the Compensation Committee in 2019, if a participant dies during employment, or if a participant’s service terminates as a result of disability or mandatory retirement, then a pro rata portion (based on the portion of the performance period that has elapsed as of the date of such death or termination of service) of any then-outstanding STIP awards held by such participant shall remain eligible to be earned based on actual performance and shall be paid to the extent earned as soon as practicable following the end of the applicable performance period, and in no event later than the end of the year following such performance period.

The 20202022 STIP award was assessed at an overall Company performance level for all named executive officers, based 50% on Free Cash Flows and 50% on Adjusted EBITDA. The Free Cash Flows (50%) and Adjusted EBITDA, (50%) metrics were selected30% on Net Working Capital as a percentage of sales, and 20% on ESG Performance. Adjusted EBITDA is a useful measure of the Company’s annual operating performance and is commonly used by investors and research analysts to focusassess results. Net Working Capital as a % of sales is a useful measure of the executive team on increasing shareholder value over time and maintaining adequate liquidity forCompany’s working capital requirementsturnover measuring the relationship between the funds used to finance the Company’s operations and future investment opportunities.the revenues the Company generated. The non-financial ESG element is designed to drive performance focused on environmental sustainability, health and safety, and to improve diversity within the organization.

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The ESG component award attainment is determined by the Compensation Committee following review of the ESG focused performance metrics below.

Reduce Company Scope 1&2 Green House Gas emissions,
Reduce waste to landfill,
Implement ISO 50001 Energy Management System at all Manufacturing Facilities,
Reduce Hand & Finger injuries globally,
Increase gender diversity in office based and managerial functions.
Identify and mitigate workplace safety risks through employee hazard observations.

Detailed information on the ESG activities of the Company and its results can be located within the Annual Corporate Sustainability Report.


The Compensation
Committee determines the target short-term incentive award percentage for each executive officer based on


the position’s impact, level of responsibilities, and a short-term incentive compensation levels forof similar positions based on our market data. The 20202022 target short-term incentive award percentages for each of the named executive officers are set forth below.


Named Executive Officer

2020 Target Incentive

(as % of Base Salary)

Aaron H. Ravenscroft1

100%

David J. Antoniuk

75%

Thomas L. Doerr, Jr.

60%

Terrance L. Collins

60%

Leslie L. Middleton2

60%

Barry L. Pennypacker3

100%

Peter A. Ruck3

55%

(1)

Mr. Ravenscroft’s target incentive was increased from 75% to 100% of base salary in connection with his promotion to President and CEO.

(2)

Mr. Middleton’s target incentive was increased from 40% to 60% of base salary in connection with his appointment as an officer.

(3)

Former Executive Officer.

NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER

2021 TARGET STIP
(% OF BASE SALARY)

2022 TARGET STIP
(% OF BASE SALARY)

% Change

REASON FOR CHANGE

Aaron H. Ravenscroft

100%

100%

0%

 

Brian P. Regan

35%

75%

114%

Reflects promotion to Executive Vice President and CFO

David J. Antoniuk

75%

75%

0%

 

Leslie L. Middleton

60%

60%

0%

 

Jennifer L. Peterson

30%

50%

67%

Reflects promotion to Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Thomas L. Doerr, Jr.

60%

60%

0%

 

Awards earned under the 20202022 STIP can range from 0% to 200% of an individual’s target award opportunity based on actual results versus the target performance goals for the year, and the Compensation Committee may exercise discretion to reduce or increase the incentive award otherwise earned by a participant in any year based on individual or other performance factors determined by the Compensation Committee. Earned awards, if any, are fully paid out after the end of the year.year unless deferred under our Deferred Compensation Plan, which is described below.

The Company’s actual 20202022 performance results were between threshold and target for Adjusted EBITDA and below thresholdNet Working Capital as a percentage of sales and between target and maximum for Free Cash Flows,the ESG metric, resulting in a payout of 38.1%102.3% of target. Presented below are the specific threshold, target, and maximum performance levels for the 20202022 STIP awards, as well as 20202022 actual results (dollars in millions):

 

THRESHOLD

 

TARGET

 

MAXIMUM

 

 

 

RESULTING AWARD

MEASURE (WEIGHTING)

(50% Payout)

 

(100% Payout)

 

(200% Payout)

 

2022 ACTUAL

 

AS % OF TARGET

Adjusted EBITDA (50%)1,2

$

112.0

 

$

145.0

 

$

172.0

 

$

143.1

 

97.2%

Net Working Capital as % of Sales (30%)3

19.0%

 

21.0%

 

23.0%

 

21.2%

 

95.8%

ESG Metrics (20%)

ESG Goals: Environmental, Safety & Workforce Diversity

 

 

 

125.0%

Total Payout as a Percent of Target

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

102.3%

(1)
“Adjusted EBITDA” is equal to net income (loss) before interest, income taxes, depreciation, and amortization, plus the addback of certain restructuring and other charges.
(2)
Straight-line interpolation is used for calculating the payout between the specific performance levels.

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Measure (Weighting)

Threshold

Target

Maximum

2020 Actual

 

(50%

(100%

(200%

Resulting Award

payout)

payout)

payout)

as % of Target3

Adjusted EBITDA (50%)1,4

$70.0

$95.0

$116.0

$83.1

76.1%

Free Cash Flows (50%)2,5

$23.0

$38.0

$53.0

($61.4)

0.0%

Total Payout as a Percent of Target

 

 

 

 

38.1%

(3)
A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA (a non-GAAP financial measure) to Net loss (the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure) and of Net Working Capital as a % of Sales to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures is included in Annex A to this Proxy Statement

(1)

“Adjusted EBITDA” is equal to net income (loss) from continuing operations before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, plus the addback of certain restructuring and other charges.

(2)

“Free Cash Flows” is equal to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities of continuing operations plus cash receipts on sold accounts receivable and other one-time items less capital expenditures.

(3)

Straight-line interpolation is used for calculating the payout between the specific performance levels.

(4)

A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA (a non-GAAP financial measure) to Net income (loss) from continuing operations (the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure) is included in Annex A to this Proxy Statement.

(5)

A reconciliation of Free Cash Flows (a non-GAAP financial measure) to net cash used for operating activities of continuing operations (the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure) is included in Annex A to this Proxy Statement.

The actual 20202022 STIP award payouts for the named executive officers are presented in the Summary Compensation Table in the “Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation” column. The potential dollar range of the 20202022 STIP awards for each named executive officer is presented in the Grants of Plan-Based Awards table.


Use of Discretion. While the Compensation Committee is permitted to apply discretion in considering potential adjustments presented by management in order to assess performance, of continuing operations, no discretion was used to pay awards under the 20202022 STIP that would not have otherwise been earned.

Long-Term Incentives. Long-term incentive award grants are made under the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Long-term incentive awards are intended to align the interests of executives with those of shareholders by allowing executives to share in the growth and financial success of the Company, as reflected in the Company’s stock price and other performance measures. In addition, long-term incentive awards facilitate the attraction, retention, and motivation of executives and key employees.

For 2020,The Compensation Committee annually sets award guidelines for each executive officer and job classification level based upon survey market median levels, the Company’s executive compensation peer group, and the Company’s recent stock price. The target long-term incentive value approved for each named executive officer is set forth in the table below.below:

NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER

2021 TARGET LTIP VALUE

 

2022 TARGET LTIP VALUE

 

% Change

REASON FOR CHANGE

Aaron H. Ravenscroft

$

2,500,000

 

$

3,500,000

 

40%

Alignment with peer group median

Brian P. Regan

$

103,000

 

$

612,000

 

494%

Reflects promotion to Executive Vice President and CFO

David J. Antoniuk

$

1,202,500

 

$

308,333

 

-74%

Reflects change from CFO to Special Advisor to CEO

Leslie L. Middleton

$

750,000

 

$

600,000

 

-20%

 

Jennifer L. Peterson

$

63,000

 

$

415,000

 

559%

Reflects promotion to Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Thomas L. Doerr, Jr.

$

780,000

 

$

600,000

 

-23%

 

Named Executive Officer

2020 Target LTIP Value

Aaron H. Ravenscroft1

$1,000,000

David J. Antoniuk1

$925,000

Thomas L. Doerr, Jr.1

$600,000

Terrance L. Collins

$486,000

Leslie L. Middleton

$250,000

Barry L. Pennypacker1,2

$3,000,000

Peter A. Ruck2

$400,000

(1)

The Committee decided to increase the target value for Messrs. Ravenscroft, Antoniuk, Doerr, and Pennypacker to bring their values closer in line with the market.

(2)

Former Executive Officer.

In 2020, the long-term incentive awards granted to our named executive officers under the 20202022 LTIP consisted of 50% performance shares 20% stock options and 30%50% restricted stock units based on the grant date fair value, of which the performance shares and stock options are considered “at risk” as they require the achievement of specific multi-year performance goals or stock price appreciation.

Grants under the 20202022 LTIP were delivered as follows:

2022 Award Type

(Weighting)

Performance Measure

Performance/Vesting Period

2020 Award Type

(Weighting)

Performance Measure

Performance/Vesting Period

Performance Shares (50%)

100% three-yearThree-year average Adjusted EBITDA Percent (60% weighting)

▪ Non-New Machine Sales (40% weighting)

▪ Relative TSR applied as a modifier of +/-20% up to 200% achievement as compared to a customized S&P SmallCap 600 Industrialsthe Russell 2000 Index, which excludes Commercial Services and Supplies and Professional Services Companies

but if absolute TSR is negative, the modifier cannot increase the payout.

Three-year average of thePerformance measured over three-year performance period ending on December 31, 2022;2024 for Adjusted EBITDA, Non-New Machine Sales, and Relative TSR; performance share awards vest on the third anniversary of the grant date ifin accordance with achievement of performance goals are met

measures.

Stock Options (20%)

▪  Stock price appreciation (have value if stock price increases)

Three-year ratable vesting (33.33% per year), commencing on the first anniversary of the grant date; expire 10 years after grant

Restricted Stock Units (30%(50%)

▪  Value of restricted stock units that vest over time is tied to stock price appreciation

Not Applicable

Three-year ratable vesting (33.33% per year), commencing on the first anniversary of the grant date

Stock Options.  Stock options align executives’ interests with those of shareholders, since options only have realizable value if the price of the Company’s stock increases relative to the grant/exercise price. Stock options granted to the named executive officers

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Compensation Discussion and other eligible employees during fiscal 2020 have the following terms:  Analysis

Exercise price is the closing trading price on the grant date;

Vest annuallyPerformance Shares Granted in 33.33% increments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date; and

Expire 10 years after the grant date.


Restricted Stock Units2022.  Restricted stock units that vest over time tie a portion of the recipient’s compensation to stock price appreciation, as stock price affects the value of the restricted stock units. The restricted stock units granted to the named executive officers and other eligible employees during 2020 vest annually in 33.33% increments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date.

Performance Shares.  Performance share award opportunities are provided to the named executive officers to directly align the shares earned, if any, to the achievement of specific multi-year goals. The goals and the performance period are established by the Compensation Committee at the time of the award grant.

2020 Performance Share Grant. The 20202022 performance share grant will vest following the third anniversary of the grant date based on Averagea three-year average Adjusted EBITDA Percent, Non-New Machine Sales and a relative TSR modifier assessed over a three-year performance period concluding on December 31, 2022.2024.

To emphasize the importance of long-term profitability, align performance with the Company's breakthrough initiatives, and to focus the executive team on improving overall company performance on a year-to-year basis, the primary measure is ourmeasures are three-year average Adjusted EBITDA Percent.Percent and Non-New Machine Sales. The schedule for 2020the 2022 awards is:

Performance

Level

Three-year Average
Adjusted EBITDA Percent

Award
Payout (as a % of
Target)

PERFORMANCE LEVEL

 

THREE-YEAR
AVERAGE ADJUSTED
EBITDA PERCENT
(60% Weighting)

 

NON-NEW MACHINE SALES IN 2024
(40% Weighting)

 

AWARD
PAYOUT (AS A %
OF TARGET)

Maximum

10.0%

200%

 

8.00%

 

$625M

 

200%

Target

8.0%

100%

 

7.00%

 

$551M

 

100%

Threshold (no payouts below this level)

6.0%

25%

 

6.00%

 

$455M

 

50%

Adjusted EBITDA Percent is equal to net income (loss) from continuing operations before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, plus the addback of restructuring and certain other charges, divided by net sales.  Relative TSR is measured against a customized group of companies in the S&P SmallCap 600 Industrials Index that excludes Commercial Services and Supplies and Professional Services companies.Russell 2000 Index. TSR (for usthe Company and the comparator group) is defined as stock price appreciation (calculated using the 20-trading day average closing stock price at the beginning and end of the three-year performance period) assuming any dividends are reinvested on the ex-dividend date over the three-year performance period. Depending on our relative TSR performance, the level of payout can be adjusted up or down by up to 20%, with a performance schedule consistent with the Company’s pay-for-performance philosophy and current market practices. Overall LTI payout after applying any modifier is capped at 200% and if the absolute TSR is negative, the modifier cannot increase the payout. The payout schedule for the relative TSR modifier of the performance share grants is as follows:

Performance

Percentile RankPERFORMANCE PERCENTILE RANK

LTI Payout ModificationPAYOUT
MODIFICATION

Above 75th75th Percentile

+

20%

60th60th to 75th75th Percentile

+

10%

40th40th to 60th60th Percentile

No Change

25th25th to 40th40th Percentile

-10%

(10)%

Below 25th25th Percentile

-20%

(20)%

Note: Relative TSR modifier would adjust number of shares vested, and overall LTI payout after applying any modifier is capped at 200% of target. If absolute TSR is negative, the modifier cannot increase the payout.

2019Performance Shares Vesting in 2022 (2020 Performance Share Grant.Grant). The 20192020 performance share grant which isvests based on achievement of a three-year performance period beginning on January 1, 2019 and ending on December 31, 2021 and will vest following the third anniversary3-year average of the grant date if performance goals are met, was based on two equally-weighted metrics –Company’s Adjusted EBITDA Percent for the year ending December 31, 2021from 2020 to 2022 and includes a +/- 20% modifier based on Total Shareholder Return (“Fiscal Year 2020 Adjusted EBITDA Percent”TSR”) and relative TSR as compared to companies in the S&P SmallCap 600 Industrials Index. For these purposes, Fiscal Year 2021Index, excluding Commercial Services and Professional Services companies. The performance period for the 2020 performance share grant began on January 1, 2020 and ended on December 31, 2022. Adjusted EBITDA Percent is equal todefined as net income (loss) from continuing operations before interest, income taxes, depreciation, and amortization plus the addback of certain restructuring and other charges, divided by net sales, andsales. TSR, which is calculated using the 20-trading day average closing stock price at the beginning and end of the three-year performance period, is defined as stock price appreciationappreciation/depreciation plus dividends reinvested on the ex-dividend date over the three-year performance period.


2018 Performance Share Grant. The 2018 performance share grant, which isshares earned based on a three-yearthe achievement of the performance period beginninggoals are awarded on January 1, 2018 and ending on December 31, 2020 and will vest following the third anniversary of the grant date, if performance goals are met,which was based on two equally-weighted metrics – Adjusted EBITDA Percent for the year ending December 31, 2020 (“Fiscal Year 2020 Adjusted EBITDA Percent”)February 26, 2023.

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Compensation Discussion and relative TSR as compared to companies in the S&P SmallCap 600 Industrials Index. For these purposes, Fiscal Year 2020 Adjusted EBITDA Percent is equal to net income (loss) from continuing operations before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, plus the addback of certain restructuring and other charges, divided by net sales, and TSR, which is calculated using the 20-trading day average closing stock price at the beginning and end of the three-year performance period, is defined as stock price appreciation plus dividends reinvested on the ex-dividend date over the three-year performance period.Final results came in below threshold for both Fiscal Year 2020 Adjusted EBITDA Percent and Relative TSR; as a result, the 2018 performance share grant did not vest.Analysis

MetricMETRIC

Actual Performance

Award PayoutTIERS

ACTUAL
PERFORMANCE

AWARD PAYOUT
(as aAS A % of Target)
OF TARGET)

Fiscal Year 20202021 Adjusted EBITDA Percent(1)


(50%100% Weighting)

5.8% achievement

(Threshold: 7.0%

Target: 9.0%

Maximum: 11.0%)

0.0%Threshold: 6%
Target: 8%
Maximum: 10%

6.51% achievement

44.1%

Relative TSR

(50% Weighting)
(Modifier)

0.6th percentile relative to peers

(Threshold: 25th percentile

Target: 50th percentile

Maximum: 75th percentile)

0.0%Above 75th Percentile: +20%
60th to 75th Percentile: +10%
40th to 60th Percentile: no change
25th to 40th Percentile: -10%
Below 25th Percentile: -20%

10.7 percentile

20% reduction

Combined Payout (as a % of Target)

0.0%

35.3%

(1)  A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA (a non-GAAP financial measure) to Net income (loss) from continuing operations (the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure) is included in Annex A to this Proxy Statement as is the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA Percent for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018 (i.e., Fiscal Year 2020 Adjusted EBITDA Percent).

Grant Guideline Development. The Compensation Committee annually sets award guidelines for each executive officer and job classification level based upon survey market median levels, the Company’s executive compensation peer group, and the Company’s recent stock price. LTIP awards to named executive officers were made in the first quarter of 2020. The2022. Target grant levels for restricted stock units in 2022 were based on a 20-day average of the closing stock price endingfrom the grant date on February 26, 2020 (the18, 2022 (which was the date of the Board meeting) was used for determining the target. Target performance awardshare grant levels in 2020. The Black Scholes value was used to determine the number of options granted, however, the actual option grant price and accounting expense2022 were determined at the date of grant.

by using a Monte Carlo valuation which was completed by WTW. The grant date fair values of the 20202022 equity grants are presented in the Grants of Plan-Based Awards table. The ultimate value that will be realized, if any, is not determinable at the date of grant.

Retirement Benefits and Deferred Compensation. To facilitate the long-term service of highly qualified executives and retirement savings, the Company provides the following retirement and deferred compensation plans:

401(k) Retirement Plan. Active, regular, non-union, U.S. based employees, who are scheduled to work at least 20 hours per week and completed one hour of service (including the named executive officers), are eligible to participate in The Manitowoc Company, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan, which allows employees to build retirement savings on a tax-deferred basis. The plan has a tax-qualified defined contribution savings component, the 401(k) Savingssavings feature, in which participating employees receive a Company safe harbor match. In addition, the plan has a profit-sharing component, in which the Company provides an annual fixed-percentage contribution of between 0% to 4% of eligible compensation. The value of Company annual matching and profit-sharing contributions to the 401(k) Retirement Plan under the Savingssavings feature is presented in the Summary Compensation Table and the All Other Compensation Table.


Deferred Compensation.To further assist in attracting and retaining highly qualified employees and to encourage saving for retirement, executive officers and other key employees are eligible to participate in the Deferred Compensation Plan, which may include a Company contribution.contribution. Detailed information about the Deferred Compensation Plan is presented in the Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation table and in the narrative following that table. In addition, the value of the Company’s annual contributions to the Deferred Compensation Plan on behalf of the named executive officers is presented in the Summary Compensation Table in the “All Other Compensation” column and in the All Other Compensation Table.

Perquisites and Personal Benefits.In order to provide a market competitive total compensation package, the Company provides a limited amount of perquisites and supplemental benefits to our named executive officers. In 2020,2022, the Company provided the following: supplemental long-term disability insurance, executive physicals, and car allowance, expatriate benefits (including rent, housing-related insurance, educational expenses,allowance. Additionally, the Company provided tax preparation and car allowance), commercial air flightsassistance for family members, limited personal use of aircraft, gift certificates, and meals and other expenses for spouses of the named executive officersMr. Ravenscroft related to his prior assignment in connection with the February 26, 2020 Board meeting.France. The value of perquisites and supplemental benefits, in total and itemized, provided in 20202022 are presented in the Summary Compensation Table and the All Other Compensation Table.

Tax Equalization Payments.Tax equalization payments are made to Mr. Ravenscroft, or to the applicable taxing authority on his behalf, to ensure that, on an after-tax basis, he receives the same level of compensation as if he were subject to taxation only in the United States. The aggregate incremental cost to usthe Company of this tax equalization arrangement is shown in the All Other Compensation column of the Summary Compensation Table and in the Other column of the All Other Compensation Table.

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Employment Arrangements.In February 2021, weThe Company entered into employment agreements with Messrs. Ravenscroft, Antoniuk, Middleton, and Doerr in February 2021, Mr. Regan in May 2022 and CollinsMs. Peterson in August 2022 (the “Employment Agreements”). The Employment Agreements establish the compensation that wethe Company will pay to each of the named executive officers while they are employed and set forth the severance benefits that they will receive upon certain terminations of employment, both before or within two years after, a change of control. Additional information about the Employment Agreements is set forth below in the Post-Employment Compensation section of this Proxy Statement.

Severance Arrangements Before Implementation of Employment Agreements.  Prior to the implementation of the Employment Agreements, the Company had entered into Contingent Employment Agreements with the named executive officers and certain other key executives, which provided for the executives’ continued employment (for a three-year period for Mr. Ravenscroft and for a two-year period for the other executives) upon a change in control. In addition, the arrangements provided for certain severance benefits in the event the executive was terminated without “cause” (as defined in the Contingent Employment Agreements) prior to the end of the employment period (as such, the Contingent Employment Agreements had a “double trigger”). The severance benefits under the Contingent Employment Agreements would have consisted of base salary, annual incentive bonus compensation (calculated at the target level), and other benefits that the executive otherwise would have been entitled to if his employment had not been terminated prior to the respective three or two year change in control employment period.  Further detail regarding these agreements is presented in the Post-Employment Compensation section of this Proxy Statement.

In addition, before the implementation of the Employment Agreements, the named executive officers were eligible for benefits under the Company’s severance pay plan that established a discretionary severance program across the Company whereby all severance benefits were provided at the Company’s sole discretion. Under the severance pay plan, the Board of Directors and the Compensation Committee had the sole authority to authorize any benefits under the plan to any officer of the Company.

Upon the effective date of the Employment Agreements in February 2021, the Contingent Employment Agreements were terminated and thereafter the only severance benefits that the named executive officers are eligible for are those set forth in the Employment Agreements.


Other Executive Compensation Policies and Considerations

Stock Awards Granting Policy.  In 2020, based Based on the approval of the Compensation Committee, the Company granted stock awards to its executive officers and other eligible key employees. In 2020,2022, stock awards to executive officers consisted of performance shares stock options and restricted stock units. Annual stock awards are generally granted in February. Stock awards are also used to attract executives and key employees, and, as such, stock awards are at times granted to executives and key employees at the time they become executives or key employees of the Company. In such cases, the grant date would be the date employment commences or the date the Compensation Committee approves the awards. In all cases,If the Company grants stock options, then the exercise price of stock options is the closing trading price on the grant date.

Stock Ownership Guidelines. The Compensation Committee has established stock ownership guidelines for our executive officers. The guidelines provide that within five years from the later of the executive’s start date or promotion date, the executive officer should hold an amount of stock with a value at least equal to the following:

Chief Executive Officer: five times base salary
Other Executive Officers: three times base salary

Stock ownership includes shares owned outright, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance stock adjusted for expected achievement based on current performance trends, and stock equivalents held in deferred compensation and/or retirement plans. Additionally, one-half of the guideline amount can be met by vested, in-the-money stock options held by the executive officer. As of December 31, 2022, all named executive officers were in compliance or projected to be in compliance with such guidelines.

If an executive officer does not meet the relevant ownership guideline on the applicable measurement date, the executive officer must retain all shares net of income taxes from the exercise of stock options and the vesting of restricted shares, restricted stock units, and performance shares until compliance is achieved.

Securities Trading Policy.The Company maintains an Insider Trading Policy that imposes specific standards on directors, executive officers, and employees of the Company. The policy is intended not only to forbid such persons from trading in Company stock on the basis of inside information, but to avoid even the appearance of improper conduct on the part of such persons. The policy also prohibits directors, executive officers, and employees from pledging their holdings of Company securities, trading in puts, calls, and other derivative securities on stock of the Company, and purchasing financial instruments (including prepaid variable forward contracts, equity swaps, collars, and exchange funds) or otherwise engaging in transactions that are designed to or have the effect of hedging or offsetting any decrease in the market value of the Company’s securities. In addition to the specific restrictions set forth in the policy, the policy requires that all transactions in Company stock by such persons and by others in their households be pre-cleared by the Corporate Secretary’s office. The only exception to the pre-clearance requirement is regular, ongoing acquisitions of Company stock resulting from continued participation in employee benefit plans that the Company or its agents administer.

Pay Clawbacks.The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer are subject to any clawbacks that may be required under Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The Company intends to adopt a compensation recovery policy applicable to all executive officers consistent

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with the requirements of the recent SEC regulations and stock exchange listing standards governing compensation recovery within the time period prescribed by those regulations and listing standards.

Risk Assessment of Compensation Practices.The Compensation Committee is responsible for overseeing the management of risks relating to the Company’s human resources and compensation plans and arrangements. In 2022, the Compensation Committee conducted an evaluation of the Company’s compensation arrangements for executive officers and non-executive officers and the incentives created by such arrangements for employees to take risks. As a result of this assessment, the Compensation Committee concluded that the Company’s compensation policies and practices do not create risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company. In reaching this conclusion, the Compensation Committee considered the following risk mitigating features of the compensation program:

Pay Mix. The Company’s executive compensation program primarily consists of base salary, short-term incentive compensation, and long-term incentive compensation. Base salaries are targeted at the peer group median, which mitigates the need for our executive officers to take significant risks to earn average compensation. However, a sufficient portion of each executive officer’s pay is at risk to ensure that the interests of our executives are well-aligned with those of our shareholders, driving long-term shareholder value.
Time Horizon. The Company’s 2020, 2021 and 2022 LTIP awards are based on a three-year performance period, which encourages employees to focus on sustained performance of the Company over the long-term, rather than taking short-term risks.
Performance Goals. The Company’s STIP and LTIP goals are set at levels that are attainable without taking inappropriate risks, but that still require stretch performance. The Company also caps its STIP and LTIP payouts at 200% of the target payout amount for each of its executives, which further helps control excessive risk taking at the expense of longer-term financial success.
Stock Ownership Guidelines and Hedging Policies. The Company has stock ownership guidelines in place for each of its named executive officers, which further aligns the interests of its executive officers with those of shareholders. The Company also prohibits employees from pledging their holdings of Company securities and from engaging in hedging transactions involving Company securities.

Tax Deductibility of Executive Compensation. Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“Section 162(m)”), generally limits the Company’s federal income tax deduction to $1 million per person per year for compensation paid to certain executive officers, including each of ourits named executive officers.

However, because we believe the Company believes that many different factors influence a well-rounded, comprehensive executive compensation program, as discussed above, the Compensation Committee did not limit, and does not intend to limit in future years, the compensation of ourits executive officers to a level that is fully deductible under Section 162(m).

Compensation Committee Report

2021 Compensation Changes

Looking to the future, it is important to ensure our programs continue to be effective in retaining and motivating our executives, while demonstrating alignment with our business strategy and the experience of our shareholders.  In light of the new leadership and in response to the business impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Committee looked critically at our programs to assess whether they are successfully meeting these objectives.  Concerns included a diminishing retentive impact as a result of no merit increases, below-target incentive payouts, and substantial reductions in realized pay with a majority of outstanding stock options underwater.


As a result, in partnership with the Committee’s independent consultant, the Committee had decided to make the following key changes to the 2021 compensation programs:

2020 STIP Design

2021 STIP Design

• Adjusted EBITDA (50% weighting)

• Free Cash Flow (50% weighting)

• Adjusted EBITDA (50% weighting)

• Net Working Capital as a Percentage of Sales (30% weighting)

• SLAMs (20% weighting)1

(1)

SLAMs (Stop, Look, Assess, and Manage) is a proactive safety initiative that encourages employees to perform interactive observations to prevent accidents, injuries, and near misses.

2020 LTIP Design

2021 LTIP Design

• Adjusted EBITDA Percent (100% weighting)

• Relative TSR Modifier (+/- 20%)

• Adjusted EBITDA Percent (60% weighting)

• Non-New Machine Sales (40% weighting)1

• Relative TSR Modifier (+/- 20%)

• Performance measured using a 3-year average over the 3-year performance period

• Adjusted EBITDA Percent: Performance measured using a 3-year average over the 3-year performance period

• Non-New Machine Sales: Performance measured at the end of the 3-year performance period

• Relative TSR Peer Group: Customized S&P 600 Industrials

• Relative TSR Peer Group: Russell 2000 Index

• Threshold and Maximum payout equal to 25% and 200%, respectively

• Threshold and Maximum payout equal to 50% and 200%, respectively

• Equity Mix: 50% PSU, 30% RSU, 20% Options

• Equity Mix: 50% PSU, 50% RSU

(1)

Non-New Machine Sales is defined as revenue derived from activities other than new equipment sales; including, but not limited to, used equipment sales, rental revenue, sales of parts, and service & training revenue.

The target award values approved for 2021 are outlined in the table below:

Named Executive Officer

2021 Target LTIP Value

Aaron H. Ravenscroft1

$2,500,000

David J. Antoniuk2

$1,202,500

Thomas L. Doerr, Jr.2

$780,000

Terrance L. Collins2

$631,800

Leslie L. Middleton1,2

$750,000

(1)

Messrs. Ravenscroft and Middleton’s 2021 targets were increased as a result of their promotions in 2020 to CEO and EVP Mobiles, respectively.

(2)

In 2020 the Compensation Committee established performance goals prior to COVID-19 being declared a global pandemic and in recognition of the need to retain our executive officers against this backdrop while entering another uncertain year, a one-time 30% increase was awarded. The incremental value was delivered in the same equity mix as the 2021 annual LTIP award (i.e., 50% Performance Shares / 50% RSUs).  

The Committee believes that in combination these changes align our programs with the Company’s business strategy and shareholder feedback and address retention and engagement concerns that COVID-19 has presented in a manner that appropriately aligns to the interests of our shareholders.


Compensation Committee Report

The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed this Compensation Discussion and Analysis for fiscal year 20202022 with the Company’s management. Based on this review and discussion, the Compensation Committee recommended to the Board, and the Board has approved, that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be incorporated by reference in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 20202022 and included in the Company’s Proxy Statement for filing with the SEC.

Compensation Committee

DonaldAnne M. Condon, Jr., ChairCooney (Chair)

Roy V. ArmesAnne E. Bélec

Anne E. BélecJohn C. Pfeifer

Anne M. Cooney

John C. PfeiferRobert W. Malone


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IV. SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE FOR 2022

The following table sets forth the “total compensation” earned by each named executive officer during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020,2022, and, to the extent that a named executive officer was a named executive officer of the Company for the fiscal years ended December 31, 20192021 or December 31, 2018,2020, total compensation for service to the Company during those years. In accordance with SEC rules and guidance, information for fiscal years prior to the year in which an individual first became a named executive officer is not required to be presented.presented as it is not required.

Actual payouts are presented in the “Salary” (before deferrals) and “Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation” (2020 STIP award payouts) columns.

The grant date fair value of equity-based grants awarded in 20202022 is shown in the “Stock Awards” and “Options Awards” columns. Generally, none of this amount was realized during 2020; instead, the actual value realized, if any, will be commensurate with our financial and stock price performance over the next several years. Restricted Stock Units are time based and vest ratably over 3 years.

NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION

YEAR

SALARY(1)

 

STOCK
AWARDS
(2)

 

OPTION
AWARDS
(3)(4)

 

NON-EQUITY
INCENTIVE PLAN
COMPENSATION
(5)

 

ALL OTHER
COMPENSATION
(6)

 

TOTAL

 

Aaron H. Ravenscroft

2022

$

886,538

 

$

3,484,556

 

$

0

 

$

920,700

 

$

284,676

 

$

5,576,471

 

President & Chief Executive Officer

2021

$

800,000

 

$

2,500,009

 

$

0

 

$

1,535,200

 

$

117,568

 

$

4,952,778

 

 

2020

$

638,077

 

$

812,144

 

$

208,987

 

$

208,987

 

$

965,994

 

$

2,834,188

 

Brian P. Regan

2022

$

396,330

 

$

609,314

 

$

0

 

$

356,004

 

$

82,306

 

$

1,443,953

 

Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

David J. Antoniuk

2022

$

522,700

 

$

305,620

 

$

0

 

$

401,042

 

$

145,440

 

$

1,374,802

 

Former Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

2021

$

522,700

 

$

1,202,510

 

$

0

 

$

752,296

 

$

58,564

 

$

2,536,070

 

 

2020

$

542,804

 

$

751,227

 

$

193,312

 

$

149,362

 

$

121,463

 

$

1,758,168

 

Leslie L. Middleton

2022

$

448,438

 

$

597,363

 

$

0

 

$

281,002

 

$

74,164

 

$

1,400,967

 

Executive Vice President, Americas and EU Mobile Cranes

2021

$

388,032

 

$

750,014

 

$

0

 

$

446,743

 

$

40,738

 

$

1,625,527

 

 

2020

$

378,982

 

$

253,054

 

$

0

 

$

63,965

 

$

18,942

 

$

714,943

 

Jennifer L. Peterson

2022

$

327,930

 

$

220,031

 

$

0

 

$

198,974

 

$

34,535

 

$

781,470

 

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thomas L. Doerr, Jr.(7)

2022

$

172,308

 

$

597,363

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

39,909

 

$

809,580

 

Former Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

2021

$

400,000

 

$

780,027

 

$

0

 

$

460,560

 

$

29,128

 

$

1,669,714

 

 

2020

$

415,385

 

$

487,294

 

$

125,393

 

$

91,440

 

$

30,919

 

$

1,150,431

 

(1)
The only amounts realized2020 earned Salary amount listed for Messrs. Antoniuk and Doerr are slightly above their base salary for that year because the Company had 27 pay cycles in the year rather than its normal 26 pay cycles. The amount above base reflects one additional payroll occurring within the 2020 were pursuant to Mr. Pennypacker and Mr. Ruck’s respective severance agreements.

calendar year.
(2)

The amounts included in Mr. Pennypacker and Mr. Ruck’s “Stock Awards” and “Option Awards” columns include grants that were forfeited pursuant to their respective severance agreements.

Name and Principal Position

Year

Salary

Bonus

Stock Awards(1)(2)

Option Awards(3)(4)

Non-Equity

Incentive Plan

Compensation

(5)

Change in

Pension Value

& Nonqualified

Deferred

Compensation

Earnings

All Other Compensation(6)

Total

Aaron H. Ravenscroft

2020

$638,077

$0

$812,144

$208,987

$208,976

$0

$965,994

$2,834,177

President & Chief Executive Officer

2019

$480,615

$0

$752,977

$179,533

$697,500

$0

$407,492

$2,518,118

 

2018

$427,961

$0

$290,098

$278,122

$527,678

$0

$309,272

$1,833,130

David J. Antoniuk

2020

$542,804

$0

$751,227

$193,312

$149,362

$0

$121,463

$1,758,168

Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

2019

$517,254

$0

$744,489

$177,516

$729,167

$0

$148,366

$2,316,791

 

2018

$502,115

$0

$353,049

$338,444

$653,344

$0

$92,091

$1,939,043

Thomas L. Doerr, Jr.

2020

$415,385

$0

$487,294

$125,393

$91,440

$0

$30,919

$1,150,430

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

2019

$392,308

$0

$423,555

$100,988

$446,400

$0

$29,606

$1,392,856

 

2018

$375,000

$150,000

$178,511

$171,148

$388,125

$0

$29,336

$1,292,121

Terrance L. Collins

2020

$386,931

$0

$394,707

$101,570

$85,176

$0

$31,055

$999,440

Executive Vice President, Human Resources

2019

$368,723

$0

$457,443

$109,074

$415,822

$0

$30,180

$1,381,242

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leslie L. Middleton

2020

$378,982

$0

$253,054

$0

$63,965

$0

$18,942

$714,944

Executive Vice President, Mobile Cranes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barry L. Pennypacker

2020

$646,154

$0

$2,436,394

$626,956

$226,512

$0

$1,003,995

$4,940,010

Former President & Chief Executive Officer

2019

$1,000,000

$0

$2,588,268

$617,145

$1,860,000

$0

$305,215

$6,370,627

 

2018

$995,865

$0

$1,115,797

$1,069,672

$1,725,000

$0

$180,148

$5,086,482

Peter A. Ruck

2020

$257,158

$0

$324,863

$83,594

$49,901

$0

$169,369

$884,884

Former Senior Vice President, Business Development

2019

$348,239

$0

$376,498

$89,771

$359,994

$0

$30,016

$1,204,516

 

2018

$240,615

$0

$976,303

$171,148

$241,268

$0

$21,407

$1,650,741

(1)

The amounts listed in the “Stock Awards” column represent the aggregate grant date fair value of all restricted stock unit, restricted stock, and performance share awards in accordance with ASC Topic 718. All named executive officers received restricted stock units in 2020. The values attributable to the 2020 grants of restricted stock units were as follows: Mr. Ravenscroft — $300,000; Mr. Antoniuk — $277,509;


Mr. Doerr — $180,008; Mr. Collins — $145,805; Mr. Middleton — $125,011; Mr. Pennypacker — $900,004; and Mr. Ruck — $120,001. For these restricted stock unit awards, fair value is computed by multiplying the total number of shares subject to each award by the closing market price on the date of grant. Messrs. Pennypacker and Ruck did not have any incremental fair value result from the acceleration of a portion of their restricted stock units in connection with their separations. For performance share awards, fair value is calculated based upon the probable outcome of the performance conditions, consistent with the estimate of the aggregate compensation cost to be recognized over the service period determined as of the grant date under ASC Topic 718, and was as follows for 2020 awards: Mr. Ravenscroft — $512,134; Mr. Antoniuk — $473,719; Mr. Doerr — $307,286; Mr. Collins — $248,902; Mr. Middleton — $128,043; Mr. Pennypacker — $1,536,390; and Mr. Ruck — $204,861. Performance shares are earned based on our financial performance over a three-year period, and vest following the third anniversary of the grant date if performance goals are met. The maximum values of the 2020 grants of performance shares at the grant date, assuming that the highest level of performance conditions are attained, are as follows: Mr. Ravenscroft — $1,024,268; Mr. Antoniuk — $947,437; Mr. Doerr — $614,571; Mr. Collins — $497,804; Mr. Middleton — $256,086; Mr. Pennypacker — $3,072,779; and Mr. Ruck — $409,722. Additional information about the assumptions that we used in valuing equity awards is set forth in Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 12, 2021. Pursuant to SEC rules, the amounts shown exclude the impact of estimated forfeitures related to service-based vesting conditions.

(2)

The grant date fair value of the 2019 stock awards (which included both restricted stock units and performance share awards), as presented in the “Stock Awards” column, is different than the value of such stock awards as of December 31, 2020.  Based on the closing price ($13.31) of the Company’s common stock on December 31, 2020, without regard to vesting schedules and assuming threshold performance with respect to the performance shares, the values of the 2019 stock awards were as follows as of December 31, 2020: Mr. Ravenscroft — $481,755; Mr. Antoniuk — $476,325; Mr. Doerr — $270,992; Mr. Collins — $292,674; Mr. Pennypacker — $1,655,977; and Mr. Ruck — $240,884.  

The grant date fair values of the 2018 stock awards includes the grant date fair value of all restricted stock unit and performance share awards in accordance with ASC Topic 718. For these restricted stock unit awards, fair value is computed by multiplying the total number of shares for all named executive officers except for Mr. Ruck whosesubject to each award by the closing market price on the date of grant. For performance share awards, fair value is calculated based upon the probable outcome of the performance conditions, consistent with the estimate of the aggregate compensation cost to be recognized over the service period determined as of the grant date fair value included both restricted stock unitsunder ASC Topic 718. Performance shares are earned based on our financial performance over a three-year period, and performance shares. These values are different thanvest following the values of such awards as of December 31, 2020. Based on the closing price ($13.31)third anniversary of the Company’s common stock on December 31, 2020, without regard to vesting schedules and based on the actualgrant date if performance of 0.0% of target with respect to the performance shares, thegoals are met. The maximum values of the 20182022 grants of performance share awards wereshares at the grant date, assuming that the highest level of performance conditions are attained, are as follows as of December 31, 2020:follows: Mr. Ravenscroft — $0;$3,500,017; Mr. Regan — $289,566, Mr. Antoniuk — $0; Mr. Middleton — $283,887; Ms. Peterson — $37,867; and Mr. Doerr — $0; Mr. Collins — $0; Mr. Middleton — $0; Mr. Pennypacker — $0; and Mr. Ruck — $0.  Mr. Ruck’s restricted stock units were valued at $355,510 as of$283,887. Additional information about the assumptions that the Company used in valuing equity awards is set forth in Note 17 to the

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Summary Compensation Tables

Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 but2022 in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 24, 2023. Pursuant to SEC rules, the amounts shown exclude the impact of estimated forfeitures related to service-based vesting conditions.
(3)
The amounts listed in the “Option Awards” column represent the aggregate grant date fair value was $754,290.

(3)

The amounts listed in the “Option Awards” column represent the aggregate grant date fair value of all option awards granted during the year in accordance with ASC Topic 718. Additional information about the assumptions that we used in valuing equity awards is set forth in Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 12, 2021.

of all option awards granted during the year in accordance with ASC Topic 718. Additional information about the assumptions that the Company used in valuing equity awards is set forth in Note 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 in its Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 24, 2023.

(4)

The grant date fair value of the 2018 and 2019 option awards, as presented in the “Option Awards” column, is different than the value of such option awards as of December 31, 2020.  Based on the closing price ($13.31) of the Company’s common stock on December 31, 2020 and the exercise prices of the 2018 and 2019 option awards (which were all higher than $13.31) and without regard to vesting schedules, the values of the 2018 and 2019 option awards were as follows as of December 31, 2020: Mr. Ravenscroft — $0; Mr. Antoniuk — $0; Mr. Doerr — $0; Mr. Collins — $0; Mr. Middleton — $0; Mr. Pennypacker — $0; and Mr. Ruck — $0.  

(4)
No Option Awards were granted in 2021 or 2022.

(5)

Consists of cash awards made under the 2020 STIP. Reflects the amount earned for performance during 2020 but not paid until 2021.

(5)
Consists of cash awards made under the 2022 STIP. Reflects the amount earned for performance during 2022 but not paid until 2023.

(6)

(6)

Consists of the compensation described in the All Other Compensation Table, which follows this table.


VI.All Other Compensation Table, which follows this table.

(7)
Mr. Doerr resigned effective May 26, 2022.

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V. ALL OTHER COMPENSATION TABLE

The following table sets forth the specific items included in the “All Other Compensation” column of the Summary Compensation Table.

NAME

YEAR

COMPANY
CONTRIBUTIONS
TO DEFINED
CONTRIBUTION
PLAN
(1)

 

INSURANCE
PREMIUMS
(2)

 

CAR
ALLOWANCE

 

COMPANY
CONTRIBUTIONS
TO DEFERRED
COMPENSATION
PLAN
(3)

 

OTHER(4)

 

TOTAL

 

Aaron H. Ravenscroft

2022

$

27,450

 

$

796

 

$

12,000

 

$

205,756

 

$

38,674

 

$

284,676

 

 

2021

$

17,400

 

$

792

 

$

12,000

 

$

48,928

 

$

38,449

 

$

117,568

 

 

2020

$

17,100

 

$

792

 

$

6,800

 

$

93,490

 

$

847,812

 

$

965,994

 

Brian P. Regan

2022

$

27,450

 

$

0

 

$

7,200

 

$

39,701

 

$

7,955

 

$

82,306

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

David J. Antoniuk

2022

$

27,450

 

$

1,640

 

$

10,800

 

$

102,550

 

$

3,000

 

$

145,440

 

 

2021

$

17,400

 

$

1,640

 

$

10,800

 

$

28,724

 

$

0

 

$

58,564

 

 

2020

$

17,100

 

$

1,640

 

$

10,800

 

$

89,038

 

$

2,885

 

$

121,463

 

Leslie L. Middleton

2022

$

27,450

 

$

124

 

$

10,800

 

$

35,790

 

$

0

 

$

74,164

 

 

2021

$

17,400

 

$

1,033

 

$

10,800

 

$

11,505

 

$

0

 

$

40,738

 

 

2020

$

17,100

 

$

0

 

$

1,800

 

$

0

 

$

42

 

$

18,942

 

Jennifer L. Peterson

2022

$

27,450

 

$

0

 

$

4,500

 

$

0

 

$

2,585

 

$

34,535

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thomas L. Doerr, Jr.

2022

$

27,450

 

$

387

 

$

4,500

 

$

0

 

$

7,573

 

$

39,909

 

 

2021

$

17,400

 

$

928

 

$

10,800

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

29,128

 

 

2020

$

17,100

 

$

928

 

$

10,800

 

$

0

 

$

2,091

 

$

30,919

 

Name

Year

Company

Contributions

to Defined

Contribution

Plan(1)

Insurance Premiums(2)

Severance

Car Allowance

Company Contributions Under Deferred Compensation Plan(3)

Other(4)

Total

Aaron H. Ravenscroft

2020

$17,100

$792

$0

$6,800

$93,490

$847,812

$965,994

 

2019

$16,800

$792

$0

$0

$100,829

$289,071

$407,492

 

2018

$16,500

$792

$0

$0

$44,201

$247,779

$309,272

David J. Antoniuk

2020

$17,100

$1,640

$0

$10,800

$89,038

$2,885

$121,463

 

2019

$16,800

$1,640

$0

$10,800

$117,060

$2,067

$148,366

 

2018

$16,500

$1,640

$0

$10,800

$60,919

$2,232

$92,091

Thomas L. Doerr, Jr.

2020

$17,100

$928

$0

$10,800

$0

$2,091

$30,919

 

2019

$16,800

$928

$0

$10,800

$0

$1,078

$29,606

 

2018

$16,500

$928

$0

$10,800

$0

$1,108

$29,336

Terrance L. Collins

2020

$17,100

$1,314

$0

$10,800

$0

$1,842

$31,055

 

2019

$16,800

$1,314

$0

$10,800

$0

$1,266

$30,180

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leslie L. Middleton

2020

$17,100

$0

$0

$1,800

$0

$42

$18,942

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barry L. Pennypacker

2020

$17,100

$959

$799,617

$7,161

$175,000

$4,158

$1,003,995

 

2019

$16,800

$1,438

$0

$12,000

$272,500

$2,476

$305,215

 

2018

$16,500

$1,438

$0

$12,000

$145,148

$5,061

$180,148

Peter A. Ruck

2020

$11,400

$795

$147,887

$8,100

$0

$1,187

$169,369

 

2019

$16,800

$1,060

$0

$10,800

$0

$1,356

$30,016

 

2018

$4,812

$8,494

$0

$8,100

$0

$0

$21,407

(1)
Consists of contributions made by the Company during the year indicated under The Manitowoc Company, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan.

(1)

Consists of contributions made by the Company during the year indicated under The Manitowoc Company, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan. As explained in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, this Plan includes both a tax-qualified defined contribution savings component in which the participant receives a Company match, and a profit-sharing component in which the Company provides an annual fixed percentage contribution of between 0% to 4% of eligible compensation to another defined contribution account.

(2)
Includes premiums paid for Supplemental Executive Long Term Disability Insurance.

(3)
For 2018, the Company’s contribution amounts have been corrected to include (a) Company 401(k) match true-ups as follows: Mr. Pennypacker – $400, Mr. Antoniuk – $400, Mr. Ravenscroft – $400, and Mr. Doerr – $400; and (b) Company profit sharing contributions as follows: Mr. Pennypacker – $5,500, Mr. Antoniuk – $5,500, Mr. Ravenscroft – $5,500, Mr. Doerr – $5,500, and Mr. Ruck– $4,812.

(2)

Includes premiums paid for Supplemental Executive Long Term Disability Insurance.

(3)

For 2020, includes the Company’s contributions for 2020, which will be contributed to individual accounts in 2021.

For 2019,2022, includes the Company’s contributions for 2019,2022, which were contributed to individual accounts in 2020. Mr. Pennypacker’s contribution for 2019 was corrected for the actual amount contributed in 2020 which was $272,500.

2023. For 2018,2021, includes the Company’s contributions for 2018,2021, which will be contributed to individual accounts in 2022. For 2020, includes the Company’s contributions for 2020, which were contributed to individual accounts in 2019.2021.

(4)
For 2022, includes (a) executive physicals: Mr. Ravenscroft - $8,156; Mr. Regan $7,955; Mr. Antoniuk $3,000; Ms. Peterson $2,585; Mr. Doerr $7,573; (b) tax preparation fees in connection with Mr. Ravenscroft’s assignment to France – $13,016; (c) Tax equalization: Mr. Ravenscroft - $17,502.

For 2021, includes (a) tax preparation fees in connection with Mr. Ravenscroft’s assignment to France – $23,042.66; (b) Vendor (Aires) Global Data Collection service fees: Mr. Ravenscroft - $810; (c) E&Y tax consulting fees: Mr. Ravenscroft - $1,538. (d) Taxable in kind, taxable moving expenses, and Tax equalization: Mr. Ravenscroft - $13,059.

(4)

For 2020,, includes (a) expenses for commercial air flights for officers’ families as well as meals and other expenses paid by the Company for the spouses of the named executive officers in connection with attendance at the February 26, 2020 Board meetings: Mr. Ravenscroft — $923; Mr. Antoniuk — $2,885; Mr. Doerr — $2,091; Mr. Collins — $1,559; Mr. Pennypacker — $3,499; and Mr. Ruck — $1,187; (b) expenses related to personal use of a chartered Company aircraft – Mr. Pennypacker –$659; (c) in connection with Mr. Ravenscroft’s assignment to France, expatriate benefits (including amounts paid by the Company for rent, housing-related insurance, educational expenses, and car allowance) which


were paid in Euros but converted to U.S. dollars at the exchange rates in effect when the payments were made – $735,536 which for 2020 included French taxes incurred for 2019 but paid in 2020 and 2020 French taxes incurred and paid in 2020, plus $105,155 in tax equalization payments representing the aggregate incremental cost to the Company of providing a tax equalization benefit to Mr. Ravenscroft in connection with his service in France, which cost is calculated on an estimated basis because the exact amount of Mr. Ravenscroft’s tax liabilities for 2020 will not be finally determined until after the filing of this Proxy Statement;  (d) tax preparation fees in connection with Mr. Ravenscroft’s assignment to France – $6,198; and (e) gift certificate taxable fringe: Mr. Collins — $283; and Mr. Middleton — $42.

For 2019, includes (a) expenses for commercial air flights for named executive officers’ families as well as meals and other expenses paid by the Company for the spouses of the named executive officers, and their the spouses in connection with attendance at the February 27, 2019 and October 30, 201926, 2020 Board meetings – Mr. Pennypacker – $2,476,meetings: Mr. Antoniuk – $2,067,— $2,885; Mr. Doerr – $1,078, Mr. Collins –  $1,266; and Mr. Ruck –  $1,356— $2,091; (b) in connection with Mr. Ravenscroft’s assignment to France, expatriate benefits (including amounts paid by the Company for rent, housing-related insurance, educational expenses, and car allowance) which were paid in Euros but converted to U.S. dollars at the exchange rates in effect when the payments were made – $208,333,$735,536 which for 2020 included French taxes incurred for 2019 but paid in 2020 and 2020 French taxes incurred and paid in 2020, plus $69,323$105,155 in tax equalization payments representing the aggregate incremental cost to the Company of providing a tax equalization benefit to Mr. Ravenscroft in connection with his service in France, which cost is calculated on an estimated basis because the exact amount of Mr. Ravenscroft’s tax liabilities for 2019 will not be finally determined until after the filing of this Proxy Statement; and (c) tax preparation fees in connection with Mr. Ravenscroft’s assignment to France – $11,415.

For 2018, includes (a) expenses related to personal use of a chartered Company aircraft – Mr. Pennypacker –$3,028 and Mr. Antoniuk – $655; (b) expenses for commercial air flights for officers’ families – Mr. Pennypacker – $1,261, Mr. Antoniuk – $715, Mr. Ravenscroft – $15,508, and Mr. Doerr – $498; (c) in connection with Mr. Ravenscroft’s assignment to France, expatriate benefits (including amounts paid by the Company for rent, housing-related insurance, educational expenses, and car allowance) which were paid in Euros but converted to U.S. dollars at the exchange rates in effect when the payments were made – $207,482, plus $17,352 in tax equalization payments representing the aggregate incremental cost to the Company of providing a tax equalization benefit to Mr. Ravenscroft in connection with his service in France, which cost is calculated on an estimated basis because the exact amount of Mr. Ravenscroft’s tax liabilities for 2018 will not be finally determined until after the filing of this Proxy Statement;France; (d) tax preparation fees in connection with Mr. Ravenscroft’s assignment to France – $6,490;$6,198; and (e) personal use of memberships:gift certificate taxable fringe: Mr. Ravenscroft – $181; (f) gross-up payments on taxable fringe benefits – Mr. Pennypacker – $180, Mr. Antoniuk – $46, Mr. Ravenscroft – $767, and Mr. Doerr – $17; and (g) meals and other expenses paid by the Company for the spouses of the named executive officers in connection with the February 2018 Board meeting – Mr. Pennypacker –$593, Mr. Antoniuk – $817, and Mr. Doerr – $593.


VII.Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2020Middleton — $42.

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VI. GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS IN 2022

The following table sets forth the 20202022 STIP awards and 20202022 LTIP awards. Any STIP awards earned in 20202022 were paid in the first quarter of 2021. Other than the equity awards disclosed below, there2023. There were no other equity-based incentive awards granted to the named executive officers in 2020.2022.

 

 

 

ESTIMATED FUTURE PAYOUTS
UNDER NON-EQUITY INCENTIVE
PLAN AWARDS

 

ESTIMATED FUTURE PAYOUTS
UNDER EQUITY INCENTIVE
PLAN AWARDS

 

ALL OTHER
SHARE
AWARDS:
NUMBER OF
SHARES OF

 

GRANT
DATE
FAIR
VALUE OF
STOCK AND

 

NAME

AWARD
TYPE
(1)

GRANT
DATE

THRESHOLD
($)
(2)

 

TARGET
($)
(2)

 

MAXIMUM
($)
(2)

 

THRESHOLD
(#)
(3)

 

TARGET
(#)
(3)

 

MAXIMUM
(#)
(3)

 

STOCK OR
UNITS (#)
(4)

 

OPTION
AWARDS
(5)

 

Aaron H. Ravenscroft

STIP

 

$

450,000

 

$

900,000

 

$

1,800,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performance Shares

2/18/2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

45,197

 

 

90,393

 

 

180,786

 

 

 

$

1,750,008

 

 

Restricted Stock Units

2/18/2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

99,117

 

$

1,734,548

 

Brian P. Regan

STIP

 

$

174,000

 

$

348,000

 

$

696,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performance Shares

2/18/2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,903

 

 

15,806

 

 

31,612

 

 

 

$

306,004

 

 

Restricted Stock Units

2/18/2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,332

 

$

303,310

 

David J. Antoniuk

STIP

 

$

196,013

 

$

392,025

 

$

784,050

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performance Shares

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted Stock Units

2/18/2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,464

 

$

305,620

 

Leslie L. Middleton

STIP

 

$

137,352

 

$

274,704

 

$

549,408

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performance Shares

2/18/2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,748

 

 

15,496

 

 

30,992

 

 

 

$

300,003

 

 

Restricted Stock Units

2/18/2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,992

 

$

297,360

 

Jennifer L. Peterson

STIP

 

$

97,250

 

$

194,500

 

$

389,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performance Shares

2/18/2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,034

 

 

2,067

 

 

4,134

 

 

 

$

40,017

 

 

Restricted Stock Units

2/18/2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,314

 

$

180,014

 

Thomas L. Doerr, Jr.

STIP

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performance Shares

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted Stock Units

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name

Award Type

Grant Date

Estimated Future Payouts Under Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards

Estimated Future Payouts Under Equity Incentive Plan Awards

All Other Share Awards: Number of Shares of Stock or Units (#)(3)

All Other Option Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Options (#)(4)

Exercise

or

Base Price

of

Option

Awards

($/Sh)(5)

Grant

Date

Fair

Value of

Stock and

Option

Awards (6)

Threshold ($)(1)

Target ($)(1)

Maximum ($)(1)

Threshold (#)(2)

Target (#)(2)

Maximum (#)(2)

Aaron H. Ravenscroft

STIP

 

$400,000

$800,000

$1,600,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock Options

2/26/2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39,063

$12.37

$208,987

 

Performance Shares

2/26/2020

 

 

 

10,105

40,421

80,842

 

 

 

$512,134

 

Restricted Stock Units

2/26/2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,253

 

 

$300,010

David J. Antoniuk

STIP

 

$196,013

$392,025

$784,050

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock Options

2/26/2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36,133

$12.37

$193,312

 

Performance Shares

2/26/2020

 

 

 

9,347

37,389

74,778

 

 

 

$473,719

 

Restricted Stock Units

2/26/2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,434

 

 

$277,509

Thomas L. Doerr, Jr.

STIP

 

$120,000

$240,000

$480,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock Options

2/26/2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,438

$12.37

$125,393

 

Performance Shares

2/26/2020

 

 

 

6,063

24,253

48,506

 

 

 

$307,286

 

Restricted Stock Units

2/26/2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,552

 

 

$180,008

Terrance L. Collins

STIP

 

$111,780

$223,560

$447,120

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock Options

2/26/2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,985

$12.37

$101,570

 

Performance Shares

2/26/2020

 

 

 

4,911

19,645

39,290

 

 

 

$248,902

 

Restricted Stock Units

2/26/2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,787

 

 

$145,805

Leslie L. Middleton

STIP

 

$116,400

$232,800

$465,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performance Shares

2/26/2020

 

 

 

2,527

10,106

20,212

 

 

 

$128,043

 

Restricted Stock Units

2/26/2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,106

 

 

$125,011

Barry L. Pennypacker

STIP

 

$500,000

$1,000,000

$2,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock Options

2/26/2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

117,188

$12.37

$626,956

 

Performance Shares

2/26/2020

 

 

 

30,316

121,262

242,524

 

 

 

$1,536,390

 

Restricted Stock Units

2/26/2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

72,757

 

 

$900,004

Peter A. Ruck

STIP

 

$96,773

$193,545

$387,090

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock Options

2/26/2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,625

$12.37

$83,594

 

Performance Shares

2/26/2020

 

 

 

4,042

16,169

32,338

 

 

 

$204,861

 

Restricted Stock Units

2/26/2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,701

 

 

$120,001

(1)
No options awards were granted in 2022.
(2)
These amounts represent potential payments under the 2022 STIP; the actual amounts received (if any) are shown in the Summary Compensation Table above. The threshold amount reflects the total of the threshold payment levels that represent 50% of the target amount. The maximum amount reflects the total amount of maximum payment levels that represent 200% of the target amount.
(3)
These amounts represent potential payouts under the 2022 LTIP. The threshold amount reflects the total of the threshold payout levels that represent 50% of the target amount. The maximum amount reflects the total amount of maximum payout levels that represent 200% of the target amount.
(4)
The restricted stock units vest ratably over a three-year period, commencing on the first anniversary of the grant date.
(5)
Reflects the grant date fair value of the awards granted in 2022 as computed under ASC Topic 718.

50

(1)

These amounts represent potential payments under the 2020 STIP; the actual amounts received (if any) are shown in the Summary Compensation Table above. The threshold amount reflects the total of the threshold payment levels that represent 50% of the target amount. The maximum amount reflects the total amount of maximum payment levels that represent 200% of the target amount.


(2)

These amounts represent potential payouts under the 2020 LTIP. The threshold amount reflects the total of the threshold payout levels that represent 25% of the target amount. The maximum amount reflects the total amount of maximum payout levels that represent 200% of the target amount. For Messrs. Pennypacker and Ruck, these awards were forfeited in full in connection with their separations.

(3)

The restricted stock units vest ratably over a three-year period, commencing on the first anniversary of the grant date. For Messrs. Pennypacker and Ruck, the partial acceleration of their restricted stock units in connection with their separation did not result in any incremental fair value.

(4)

The stock options vest over a three-year period, commencing on the first anniversary of the grant date.


(5)

The exercise price equals the closing market price of our common stock on the date of grant.

(6)

Reflects the grant date fair value of the awards granted in 2020 as computed under ASC Topic 718.

VIII.

Outstanding Equity Awards at 2020 Fiscal Year-End

VII. OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT 2022 FISCAL YEAR-END

The following table sets forth the stock options, restricted stock units, and performance share awards previously granted to the named executive officers relating to our common stock that were outstanding at the end of 2020.  2022.

 

OPTION AWARDS(1)(2)

STOCK AWARDS(1)(3)

 

NAME

NUMBER OF
SECURITIES
UNDERLYING
UNEXERCISED
OPTIONS (#)
EXERCISABLE

 

NUMBER OF
SECURITIES
UNDERLYING
UNEXERCISED
OPTIONS (#)
UNEXERCISABLE
(4)

 

OPTION
EXERCISE
PRICE ($)
(5)

 

OPTION
GRANT
DATE

OPTION
EXPIRATION
DATE

NUMBER OF
SHARES OF
STOCK THAT
HAVE NOT
VESTED
(#)

 

MARKET
VALUE OF
SHARES OF
STOCK THAT
HAVE NOT
VESTED ($)
(6)

 

EQUITY INCENTIVE
PLAN AWARDS:
NUMBER OF
UNEARNED SHARES,
UNITS OR OTHER
RIGHTS THAT HAVE
NOT VESTED (#)
(7)(8)

 

EQUITY INCENTIVE
PLAN AWARDS:
MARKET OR PAYOUT
VALUE OF
UNEARNED SHARES,
UNITS OR OTHER
RIGHTS THAT
HAVE NOT
VESTED ($)
(6)

 

Aaron H. Ravenscroft

 

24,753

 

 

0

 

$

17.40

 

3/28/2016

3/28/2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,205

 

 

0

 

$

25.68

 

2/22/2017

2/22/2027

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,760

 

 

0

 

$

32.98

 

2/20/2018

2/20/2028

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,247

 

 

0

 

$

18.40

 

2/27/2019

2/27/2029

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26,039

 

 

13,024

 

$

12.37

 

2/26/2020

2/26/2030

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

156,397

 

$

1,432,597

 

 

230,180

 

$

2,108,451

 

Brian P. Regan

 

4,172

 

 

0

 

$

18.40

 

2/27/2019

2/27/2029

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,160

 

$

230,466

 

 

33,595

 

$

307,732

 

David J. Antoniuk

 

21,851

 

 

0

 

$

22.80

 

5/31/2006

5/31/2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35,516

 

 

0

 

$

25.68

 

2/22/2017

2/22/2027

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,612

 

 

0

 

$

32.98

 

2/20/2018

2/20/2028

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,997

 

 

0

 

$

18.40

 

2/27/2019

2/27/2029

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,086

 

 

12,047

 

$

12.37

 

2/26/2020

2/23/2030

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48,606

 

$

445,231

 

 

85,185

 

$

780,291

 

Leslie L. Middleton

 

10,025

 

 

0

 

$

17.40

 

3/28/2016

3/28/2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,490

 

 

0

 

$

25.68

 

2/22/2017

2/22/2027

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,809

 

 

0

 

$

32.98

 

2/20/2018

2/20/2028

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,953

 

 

0

 

$

18.40

 

2/27/2019

2/27/2029

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35,120

 

$

321,699

 

 

55,413

 

$

507,581

 

Jennifer L. Peterson

 

1,721

 

 

0

 

$

32.98

 

2/20/2018

2/20/2028

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,752

 

 

0

 

$

18.40

 

2/27/2019

2/27/2029

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,943

 

$

155,198

 

 

8,735

 

$

80,014

 

 

Option Awards(1)(2)

Stock Awards(1),(3)

Name

Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable

Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable(4)

Option Exercise Price ($)(5)

Option Grant Date

Option Expiration Date

Number of Shares of Stock That Have Not Vested (#)(6)(7)(10)

Market Value of Shares of Stock that Have Not Vested ($)(8)

Equity Incentive Plan Awards:  Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights that Have Not Vested (#)(7)(11)(12)

Equity Incentive Plan Awards:  Market  or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights that Have Not Vested ($)(8)

Aaron H. Ravenscroft

24,753

0

(9)

$17.40

3/28/2016

3/28/2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,205

0

 

$25.68

2/22/2017

2/22/2027

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,838

5,922

 

$32.98

2/20/2018

2/20/2028

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,414

14,833

 

$18.40

2/27/2019

2/27/2029

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

39,063

 

$12.37

2/26/2020

2/26/2030

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32,297

(13)

$429,873

46,454

 

$618,296

David J. Antoniuk

21,851

0

(9)

$22.80

5/31/2016

5/31/2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35,516

0

 

$25.68

2/22/2017

2/22/2027

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,406

7,206

 

$32.98

2/20/2018

2/20/2028

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,331

14,666

 

$18.40

2/27/2019

2/27/2029

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

36,133

 

$12.37

2/26/2020

2/26/2030

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,388

(13)

$404,464

43,354

 

$577,035

Thomas L. Doerr, Jr.

7,285

3,644

 

$32.98

2/20/2018

2/20/2028

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,170

8,344

 

$18.40

2/27/2019

2/27/2029

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

23,438

 

$12.37

2/26/2020

2/26/2030

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,077

(13)

$253,915

27,646

 

$367,972

Terrance L. Collins

8,851

4,428

 

$28.24

4/10/2018

4/10/2028

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,504

9,012

 

$18.40

2/27/2019

2/27/2029

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

18,985

 

$12.37

2/26/2020

2/26/2030

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,674

(13)

$221,931

23,310

 

$310,253

Leslie L. Middleton

10,025

0

(9)

$17.40

3/28/2016

3/28/2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,490

0

 

$25.68

2/22/2017

2/22/2027

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,205

1,604

 

$32.98

2/20/2018

2/20/2028

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,317

4,636

 

$18.40

2/27/2019

2/27/2029

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,621

(13)

$167,986

11,991

 

$159,604

Barry L. Pennypacker

154,703

0

(9)

$17.40

3/28/2016

8/5/2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

112,249

0

 

$25.68

2/22/2017

8/5/2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

45,532

0

 

$32.98

2/20/2018

8/5/2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,488

0

 

$18.40

2/27/2019

8/5/2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peter A. Ruck

7,285

0

 

$28.24

4/10/2018

9/4/2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,707

0

 

$18.40

2/27/2019

9/4/2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)
The number of shares of common stock underlying option awards and stock awards has been adjusted, with respect to awards granted prior to November 17, 2017, to account for the 1-for-4 reverse stock split that was effected on November 17, 2017.
(2)
Consists of options to purchase common stock of the Company under the Company’s 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
(3)
Consists of restricted stock units and performance shares granted under the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
(4)
Unless otherwise noted in these footnotes, all unvested stock options referenced in this table vest 33% per year beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date and continuing on each subsequent anniversary until the third anniversary of the grant date.
(5)
The exercise price equals the closing market price of our common stock on the date of grant.

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Summary Compensation Tables

The grant dates and vesting dates for all restricted stock units that our named executive officers held at December 31, 2022 are as follows:

(1)

The number of shares of common stock underlying option awards and stock awards has been adjusted, with respect to awards granted prior to November 17, 2017, to account for the 1-for-4 reverse stock split that was effected on November 17, 2017.

(2)

Consists of options to purchase common stock of the Company under the Company’s 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan.

(3)

Consists of restricted stock units and performance shares granted under the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan.


(4)

Unless otherwise noted in these footnotes, all unvested stock options referenced in this table vest 33% per year beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date and continuing on each subsequent anniversary until the third anniversary of the grant date.

(5)

The exercise price equals the closing market price of our common stock on the date of grant, as adjusted, for awards granted prior to November 17, 2017, to account for the 1-for-4 reverse stock split.

(6)

The grant dates and vesting dates for all restricted stock units that our named executive officers held at December 31, 2020 are as follows:

Name

Grant Date

Vesting Date

Number of Units/Awards

Aaron H. Ravenscroft

2/27/2019

2/27/2021

4,021 RSUs

2/27/2022

4,023 RSUs

2/26/2020

2/26/2021

8,083 RSUs

2/26/2022

8,084 RSUs

2/26/2023

8,086 RSUs

David J. Antoniuk

2/27/2019

2/27/2021

3,976 RSUs

2/27/2022

3,978 RSUs

2/26/2020

2/26/2021

7,477 RSUs

2/26/2022

7,477 RSUs

2/26/2023

7,480 RSUs

Thomas L. Doerr, Jr.

2/27/2019

2/27/2021

2,262 RSUs

2/27/2022

2,263 RSUs

2/26/2020

2/26/2021

4,850 RSUs

2/26/2022

4,850 RSUs

2/26/2023

4,852 RSUs

Terrance L. Collins

2/27/2019

2/27/2021

2,443 RSUs

2/27/2022

2,444 RSUs

2/26/2020

2/26/2021

3,928 RSUs

2/26/2022

3,929 RSUs

2/26/2023

3,930 RSUs

Leslie L. Middleton

2/27/2019

2/27/2021

1,257 RSUs

2/27/2022

1,258 RSUs

2/26/2020

2/26/2021

3,368 RSUs

2/26/2022

3,368 RSUs

2/26/2023

3,370 RSUs


(7)

The dates of expiration of the performance period and the vesting dates for all performance shares that our named executive officers held at December 31, 2020 are as follows:

NameNAME

Incentive Plan Under Which Performance Shares Were GrantedGRANT DATE

Date of Expiration of Performance PeriodVESTING DATE

Vesting DateNUMBER OF
UNITS/AWARDS

Number of Shares

Aaron H. Ravenscroft

2018 LTIP2/26/2020

12/31/20202/26/2023

2/20/2021

              -  8,086

2019 LTIP2/24/2021

12/31/20212/24/2023

2/27/2022

        6,03324,597

2020 LTIP

12/31/20222/24/2024

2/26/2023

      40,42124,597

David J. Antoniuk

2018 LTIP2/18/2022

12/31/20202/18/2023

2/20/2021

              -  33,035

2019 LTIP

12/31/20212/18/2024

2/27/2022

        5,96533,036

2020 LTIP

12/31/20222/18/2025

2/26/2023

      37,38933,046

Thomas L. Doerr, Jr.Brian P. Regan

2018 LTIP2/26/2020

12/31/20202/26/2023

2/20/2021

              -  2,022

2019 LTIP2/24/2021

12/31/20212/24/2023

2/27/2022

        3,3932,903

2020 LTIP

12/31/20222/24/2024

2/26/2023

      24,2532,903

Terrance L. Collins

2018 LTIP2/18/2022

12/31/20202/18/2023

4/10/2021

              -  5,777

2019 LTIP

12/31/20212/18/2024

2/27/2022

        3,6655,777

2020 LTIP

12/31/20222/18/2025

2/26/2023

      19,6455,778

Leslie L. MiddletonDavid J. Antoniuk

2018 LTIP2/26/2020

12/31/20202/26/2023

2/20/2021

              -  7,480

2019 LTIP2/24/2021

12/31/20212/24/2023

2/27/2022

        1,88511,831

2020 LTIP

12/31/20222/24/2024

2/26/2023

      10,10611,831

2/18/2022

2/18/2023

5,821

2/18/2024

5,821

2/18/2025

5,822

Leslie L. Middleton

2/26/2020

2/26/2023

3,370

2/24/2021

2/24/2023

7,379

2/24/2024

7,379

2/18/2022

2/18/2023

5,664

2/18/2024

5,664

2/18/2025

5,664

Jennifer L. Peterson

2/16/2020

2/16/2023

1,389

2/24/2021

2/24/2023

620

2/24/2024

620

2/18/2022

2/18/2023

755

2/18/2024

755

2/18/2025

756

5/20/2022

5/20/2023

4,016

5/20/2024

4,016

5/20/2025

4,016

The performance period dates of expiration and the vesting dates for all performance shares that our named executive officers held at December 31, 2022 are as follows:

NAME

(8)INCENTIVE PLAN
UNDER WHICH
PERFORMANCE
SHARES WERE
GRANTED

The market value is calculated by multiplying the closing price of our common stock on December 31, DATE OF
EXPIRATION OF
PERFORMANCE
PERIOD

VESTING
DATE

NUMBER OF
SHARES

Aaron H. Ravenscroft

2020 ($13.31) by the number of unvested shares.LTIP

12/31/2022

2/26/2023

40,421

2021 LTIP

12/31/2023

2/24/2024

66,068

2022 LTIP

12/31/2024

2/18/2025

90,393

Brian P. Regan

2020 LTIP

12/31/2022

2/26/2023

6,064

2021 LTIP

12/31/2023

2/24/2024

7,796

2022 LTIP

12/31/2024

2/18/2025

15,806

David J. Antoniuk

2020 LTIP

12/31/2022

2/26/2023

37,389

2021 LTIP

12/31/2023

2/24/2024

31,779

Leslie L. Middleton

2020 LTIP

12/31/2022

2/26/2023

10,106

2021 LTIP

12/31/2023

2/24/2024

19,821

2022 LTIP

12/31/2024

2/18/2025

15,496

Jennifer L. Peterson

2020 LTIP

12/31/2022

2/16/2023

4,164

2021 LTIP

12/31/2023

2/24/2024

1,665

2022 LTIP

12/31/2024

2/18/2025

2,067

(6)
The market value is calculated by multiplying the closing price of our common stock on December 31, 2022 ($9.16) by the number of unvested shares.
(7)
Includes performance share awards granted in 2020 under the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The performance period expired at the end of 2022 at 35.3% of target.

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(9)

Vests 25% per year beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date and continuing on each subsequent anniversary until the fourth anniversary of the grant date.

(8)
Includes performance share awards granted in 2021 and 2022 under the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The performance periods expire at the end of 2023 and 2024, respectively. As of December 31, 2022, the performance trends for both grants are at target level, so the number of shares appearing here is the number of shares that would be awarded assuming target performance is achieved, pursuant to SEC requirements.

(10)

Includes performance share awards granted in 2018 under the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The performance period expired at the end of 2020. Actual performance for the 2018 grant was at 0.0% of target and no award was earned.

(11)

Includes performance share awards granted in 2019 under the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The performance period expires at the end of 2021. As of December 31, 2020, the performance trend was below threshold level, so the number of shares appearing here is the number of shares that would be awarded assuming threshold level performance is achieved, pursuant to SEC requirements.

(12)

Includes performance share awards granted in 2020 under the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The performance period expires at the end of 2022. As of December 31, 2020, the performance trend was target level, so the number of shares appearing here is the number of shares that would be awarded assuming target performance is achieved, pursuant to SEC requirements.

(13)

Includes restricted stock units granted in 2019 and 2020 under the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan. These restricted stock units vest on the third anniversary of the grant date.


IX.

Option Exercises and Stock Vested in Fiscal 2020

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VIII. OPTION EXERCISES AND STOCK VESTED IN FISCAL 2022

The following table presents, for each named executive officer, the stock awards vested during 2020.2022.

 

OPTION AWARDS(1)

 

STOCK AWARDS

 

NAME

NUMBER OF SHARES
ACQUIRED ON
EXERCISE (#)

VALUE
REALIZED ON
EXERCISE ($)

 

NUMBER OF SHARES
ACQUIRED ON
VESTING (#)
(2)

 

VALUE
REALIZED ON
VESTING ($)
(3)

 

Aaron H. Ravenscroft

0

$

0

 

 

45,727

 

$

751,194

 

Brian P. Regan

0

$

0

 

 

4,923

 

$

80,826

 

David J. Antoniuk

0

$

0

 

 

28,230

 

$

473,400

 

Leslie L. Middleton

0

$

0

 

 

14,825

 

$

243,655

 

Jennifer L. Peterson

0

$

0

 

 

2,008

 

$

33,074

 

Thomas L. Doerr, Jr.

0

$

0

 

 

7,339

 

$

121,314

 

(1)
During 2022, no named executive officer exercised any options awards.
(2)
Represents one third of the 2020 and 2021 restricted stock unit awards.
(3)
Represents the fair market value of the restricted stock units on their respective vesting dates. Fair market value is determined based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the applicable vesting date.

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IX. NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION

Name

Option Awards(1)

Stock Awards

Number of Shares

Acquired on

Exercise (#)

Value Realized on Exercise ($)

Number of Shares

Acquired on

Vesting (#)(2)

Value Realized on Vesting ($)(3)

Aaron H. Ravenscroft

0

$0

12,511

$162,205

David J. Antoniuk

0

$0

18,898

$245,894

Thomas L. Doerr, Jr.

0

$0

13,262

$151,662

Terrance L. Collins

0

$0

2,443

$30,977

Leslie L. Middleton

0

$0

3,143

$40,646

Barry L. Pennypacker

0

$0

99,063

$1,219,572

Peter A. Ruck

0

$0

33,964

$328,806

(1)

During 2020, no named executive officer exercised any stock options.  

(2)

Represents the following: Mr. Ravenscroft – 2017 performance share award and one-third of the 2019 restricted stock unit award; Mr. Antoniuk – 2017 performance share award and one-third of the 2019 restricted stock unit award;  Mr. Doerr – 2017 restricted stock unit award and one-third of the 2019 restricted stock unit award;  Mr. Collins – one-third of the 2019 restricted stock unit award; Mr. Middleton – 2017 performance share award and one-third of the 2019 restricted stock unit award;  Mr. Pennypacker – 2017 performance share award, two-thirds of the 2019 restricted stock unit award (one-third regular vesting and one-third accelerated vesting due to his separation), and one-third of the 2020 restricted stock unit award, accelerated due to his separation;and Mr. Ruck – 2018 restricted stock unit award (half due to regular vesting and half due to accelerated vesting as a result of his separation, two-thirds of the 2019 restricted stock unit award (one-third regular vesting and one-third accelerated vesting due to his separation), and one-third of the 2020 restricted stock unit award, accelerated due to his separation.    Actual performance for the 2017 performance award grant was 100.0% of target.

(3)

Represents the fair market value of the performance shares and the restricted stock units on their respective vesting dates. Fair market value is determined based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the applicable vesting date.


X.

Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation

The following table sets forthprovides information with respect toon the Company’s Deferred Compensation Plan, a non-qualified plan, as of December 31, 2020.2022.

NAME

EXECUTIVE
CONTRIBUTIONS
IN LAST FY
(1)

 

REGISTRANT
CONTRIBUTIONS
IN LAST FY
(2)

 

AGGREGATE
EARNINGS
(LOSS) IN LAST FY

 

AGGREGATE
WITHDRAWALS /
DISTRIBUTIONS

 

AGGREGATE
BALANCE AT
LAST FYE
(3)

 

Aaron H. Ravenscroft

$

224,443

 

$

205,756

 

$

(215,002

)

$

0

 

$

980,780

 

Brian P. Regan

$

45,421

 

$

39,701

 

$

(15,169

)

$

0

 

$

94,702

 

David J. Antoniuk

$

315,574

 

$

102,550

 

$

(218,125

)

$

0

 

$

1,171,551

 

Leslie L. Middleton

$

12,835

 

$

35,790

 

$

(6,776

)

$

0

 

$

53,388

 

Jennifer L. Peterson

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

Thomas L. Doerr, Jr.

$

27,634

 

$

0

 

$

(3,211

)

$

(24,423

)

$

0

 

Name

Executive Contributions in Last FY(1)

Registrant Contributions in Last FY(2)

Aggregate Earnings (Loss) in Last FY

Aggregate Withdrawals / Distributions

Aggregate Balance at Last FYE(3)

Aaron H. Ravenscroft

$101,654

$93,490

$133,752

$0

$590,635

David J. Antoniuk

$127,197

$89,038

$107,022

$0

$771,938

Thomas L. Doerr, Jr.

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

Terrance L. Collins

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

Leslie L. Middleton

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

Barry L. Pennypacker

$125,308

$175,000

$118,207

$0

$1,030,478

Peter A. Ruck

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

(1)
Reflects elective deferrals of compensation earned or payable in 2022. These amounts are also included in the “Salary” and “Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation” columns in the Summary Compensation Table (as applicable).
(2)
The Company’s contributions for 2022 will be contributed to individual accounts in 2023. These amounts are also included in the “All Other Compensation” column of the Summary Compensation Table and the “Company Contributions Under Deferred Compensation Plan” column of the All Other Compensation Table.
(3)
Of the amounts reported in the “Aggregate Balance at Last FYE” column, the following amounts were previously reported in “the Summary Compensation Table” for the years 2019-2021 as follows: Mr. Ravenscroft - $243,247; Mr. Antoniuk - $234,821; Mr. Middleton - $11,505; Mr. Doerr - $0.

(1)

Reflects elective deferrals of compensation earned or payable in 2020. These amounts are also included in the “Salary” and “Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation” columns in the Summary Compensation Table (as applicable).

(2)

The Company’s contributions for 2020 will be contributed to individual accounts in 2021.  These amounts are also included in the “All Other Compensation” column of the Summary Compensation Table and the “Company Contributions Under Deferred Compensation Plan” column of the All Other Compensation Table.

(3)

Of the amounts reported in the “Aggregate Balance at Last FYE” column, the following amounts were previously reported in the Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation table in the Company’s proxy statement for its 2020 annual meeting of shareholders: Mr. Ravenscroft - $254,400; Mr. Antoniuk - $420,659; Mr. Doerr - $0; Mr. Collins - $0; Mr. Pennypacker - $514,464; and Mr. Ruck - $0. Mr. Middleton was not a named executive officer in 2019 and therefore was not included in the Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation table in the Company’s proxy statement for its 2020 annual meeting of shareholders.

Eligible participants in the Deferred Compensation Plan may elect to defer up to 40% of base salary and up to 100% of awards to be paid under the STIP.STIP awards. Credits to deferred compensation accounts may also include a Company contribution. For 2020, this contribution equaled2022, the amount of compensation deferred by the participant for the plan year (subject to a maximum of 25% of eligible compensation) multiplied by a rate equal to the rate of variable retirement plan contributions that the participant received from the Company during the year under the 401(k) Retirement Plan, plus 1%. If the Company did not make a contribution to the 401(k) Retirement Plan during the year, there would not be any Company contribution under the Deferred Compensation Plan for that year. Beginning in 2021, the existing Company contribution to the Deferred Compensation Plan will be replaced withconsisted of a matching contribution on compensation above certain IRS limits under the 401(k) Retirement Plan. The matching contribution is expected to bewas calculated at the same rate as under the 401(k) Retirement Plan, at 100% on the first 3% of compensation deferred and 50% on the next 2% of compensation deferred. The Company also may make additional contributions inat its discretion on an annual basis.

Deferred amounts can be invested into a variety of accounts, which mirror the performance of several different mutual funds offered in the 401(k) Retirement Plan, as well as the Company Stock Fund (which includes only the Company’s common stock). Transfers between the Company Stock Fund and the other funds are not permitted. Participants are not required to direct any minimum amount of deferred compensation into the Company Stock Fund.


XI.

Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control

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X. POTENTIAL PAYMENTS UPON TERMINATION OR CHANGE IN CONTROL

Post-Employment Compensation

As discussed above, in February 2021, wethe Company entered into individual Employment Agreements with Messrs. Ravenscroft, Antoniuk, Middleton, and Doerr in February 2021, Mr. Regan in May 2022 and Collins that,Ms. Peterson in August 2022 (the "Employment Agreements"). The Employment Agreements provide for, among other things, provide for severance payments following certain terminations of employment, both before and after a change of control.  Before we entered into the Employment Agreements, each of the named executive officers were party to a Contingent Employment Agreement that provided them with certain rights, including severance payments, following a change of control.  This section describes the terms of the Contingent Employment Agreements, which were in effect for all of 2020, and the terms of the Employment Agreements, which superseded the Contingent Employment Agreements effective February 11, 2021.  

Contingent Employment Agreements.The Contingent Employment Agreements generally provided that in the event of a “change of control” (as defined in the agreements) of the Company, each named executive officer would continue to be employed by the Company for a period of time (three years in the case of the Chief Executive Officer and two years in the case of the other named executive officers). Under the Contingent Employment Agreements, each executive would remain employed at the same position held as of the change of control date, and would receive a salary at least equal to the salary in effect as of such date, plus all bonuses, incentive compensation, and other benefits extended by the Company to its executive officers and key employees, provided that the plans and bonus opportunity were no less favorable than those that were available prior to a change of control. After a change of control, the executive officer’s compensation would be subject to potential upward adjustment at least annually based upon the executive officer’s contributions and the level of increases provided to other executive officers and employees. Each Contingent Employment Agreement would have terminated prior to the end of the applicable employment period if the executive officer voluntarily retired from the Company or was terminated by the Company “for cause,” as defined in the Contingent Employment Agreement.

In the event the executive officer was terminated by the Company without cause following a change of control, the executive officer would have been entitled to participate in certain benefit plans provided by the Company for the remainder of the applicable employment period and receive an amount equal to the base salary through the date of termination and for the remaining portion of the applicable employment period, all deferred salary and other compensation earned by the executive officer during the course of employment with the Company and the amount of the target cash incentive bonus under all short-term and long-term cash bonus plans maintained by the Company in which the executive officer participated for the fiscal year of termination and for all subsequent fiscal years through the applicable employment period. If the executive officer’s employment was terminated by the surviving entity without cause, or by the officer for good reason, in either case within 24 months (36 months in the case of the Chief Executive Officer) following a change of control, all of the executive officer’s equity-based awards that were in effect as of the date of such termination would be vested in full or deemed earned in full (as if the maximum performance goals provided under such award were met, if applicable) effective on the date of such termination (i.e., a “double trigger”); if employment continued, the original vesting schedule would continue to apply. To the extent that equity-based awards were not assumed by the purchaser, successor or surviving entity, or a more favorable outcome was not provided in the applicable plan or award agreement, upon a change of control: (i) stock options, stock-appreciation rights and time-based restricted stock (including restricted stock units) would vest and could be paid out in cash; (ii) performance-based awards would be pro-rated and paid out in cash assuming the greater of target or projected actual performance (based on the assumption that the applicable performance goals would continue to be achieved at the same rate through the end of the performance period as they had been at the time of the change of control); (iii) dividend equivalent units would be pro-rated to the extent, if at all, any related award was settled on a pro rata basis and paid out in cash; and (iv) each other type of equity-based award not mentioned above would be paid out in cash based on the value of the award as of the date of the change of control.

In the event the executive officer was terminated by the Company for cause, the executive officer would only have been entitled to the salary and benefits accrued and vested as of the effective date of the termination. Except as described below, each Contingent Employment Agreement was terminable by either party at any time prior to a change of control.


If a named executive officer was terminated by the Company without cause within six months prior to a change of control and it was reasonably demonstrated by the executive officer that the termination (i) was at the request of a third party who has taken steps reasonably calculated to effect a change of control; or (ii) otherwise arose in connection with or in anticipation of a change of control, the executive officer would have been be entitled to the severance payment and benefits that he would otherwise have received if he were terminated by the Company without cause following a change of control.

If any of the payments to a named executive officer would constitute an “excess parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code and would result in the imposition on the executive officer of an excise tax under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Excise Tax”), the executive officer would not be entitled to any tax gross up amount; however, the executive officer would be entitled to receive the “best net” treatment. Under the “best net” treatment, if the after-tax amount (taking into account all federal, state and local excise, income and other taxes) that would be retained by the executive officer was less than the after-tax amount that would be retained by the executive officer if the executive officer were instead to be paid or provided (as the case may be) the maximum amount that the executive officer could receive without being subject to the Excise Tax (the “Reduced Amount”), then the executive officer would be entitled to receive the Reduced Amount instead of the full amount that would have been subject to the Excise Tax.

The Contingent Employment Agreements also provided that if the executive officer was terminated (i) by the Company without cause prior to the end of the applicable employment period; or (ii) by the Company within six months prior to a change of control in anticipation of a change of control as explained above, the executive officer would be prohibited from rendering services to a competitor of the Company for (y) the lesser of two years (three years in the case of the Chief Executive Officer) or the unexpired term of the applicable employment period or (z) two years (three years in the case of the Chief Executive Officer) in the case of a termination by the Company within six months prior to a change of control in anticipation of a change of control as described above. The Contingent Employment Agreements defined “competitor” as any corporation, person, firm or organization that engages in research and development work, produces and/or sells any product or service that is the same as, functionally equivalent to, or otherwise directly competitive with one made, offered, sold or provided by the Company.

The Contingent Employment Agreements defined “cause” as a conviction based upon the commission of a felony or becoming the subject of a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction holding that the executive officer is liable to the Company for damages for obtaining a personal benefit in a transaction adverse to the interests of the Company.

The Contingent Employment Agreements defined “good reason” as a material diminution in position, authority or title, or the assignment of duties that are materially inconsistent with the executive officer’s position or title as described in the applicable Agreement; a material diminution in base salary or incentive/bonus opportunities; a change of fifty miles from the location of the executive officer’s principal place of employment on the date of the change of control; a material breach by the Company of any of its obligations under the applicable Agreement; and any successor to the principal business of the Company failing or refusing to assume the Company’s obligations under the applicable Agreement.

If the executive officer became disabled during the applicable employment period and was unable to perform the regular duties of employment on a full-time basis, then pursuant to the Contingent Employment Agreement, the Company would pay the executive officer’s normal salary and benefits for the first six months. If the disability continued beyond six months, the executive officer’s normal salary would be suspended during the period of disability. The executive officer would continue to be eligible for customary benefits as provided by the Company during the term of the executive officer’s disability and until the expiration of the applicable employment period.

Employment Agreements.The Employment Agreements, which replaced the Contingent Employment Agreements, provide employment terms and severance benefits before and after a change of control. Specifically, the Employment Agreements provide titles for each executive officer and provides that the executive officers will have the normal duties, responsibilities and authority of such positions, subject to expansion or limitation by the Board of Directors’ (or, in the case of executive officers other than the Chief Executive Officer, by the Chief Executive Officer).


The Employment Agreements specify the base salaries and benefits that will be provided to each named executive officer during the term of the Employment Agreements, including eligibility for short- and long-term incentive compensation programs, the same other benefits that are made available to other employees in similar positions and reimbursement of reasonable business expenses.

The titles and initial base salaries of the named executive officers as specified in the Employment Agreements are listed in the 2020 Executive Summary and 20202022 Executive Compensation sectionssection of this Proxy Statement, respectively.Statement. The base salaries are subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in the Employment Agreements.

The Employment Agreements do not have a fixed term, but will continue until terminated by the Company or the executive officer. If the executive officer’s employment is terminated by the Company without “cause” (as defined in the Employment Agreement”) or by the executive officer for “good reason” (as defined in the Employment Agreement) prior to a “change of control” (as defined in the Employment Agreement), then, if the executive officer executes a separation agreement, the executive officer will be entitled to (1) severance in the amount of one times (two times, in the case of the Chief Executive Officer) the total of the executive officer’s base salary plus target annual bonus, (2) a pro rata portion of the executive officer’s annual bonus for the year of the termination, based on the Company’s actual performance, (3) Company-paid COBRA coverage for 12 months (24 months in the case of the Chief Executive Officer) and (4) outplacement benefits and assistance for 12 months (24 months in the case of the Chief Executive Officer) up to a cost of $25,000 ($50,000 in the case of the Chief Executive Officer). In addition, unless a more favorable result is provided under the Company’s equity incentive plan or an award agreement, (a) unvested stock options or stock appreciation rights will vest on a pro rata basis and be exercisable for up to 12 months, (b) unvested restricted stock or restricted stock units will vest on a pro rata basis and (c) unearned performance shares or performance share units will be pro-rated and remain eligible to be earned based on actual performance through the end of the performance period.

The Employment Agreements define “cause” to include (1) the executive officer’s conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, certain crimes, (2) certain acts of fraud or dishonesty by the executive officer with respect to the Company or its affiliates, (3) the executive officer’s willful misconduct that the Company reasonably believes could be detrimental to the Company in a non-immaterial manner or reflect poorly on the Company, (4) the executive officer’s willful breach of certain sections in the Employment Agreement, (5) the executive officer’s failure to comply with certain Company policies or (6) the executive officer’s material breach of the Employment Agreement.

The Employment Agreements define “good reason” to include (1) the executive officer’s primary work location being moved by more than 50 miles, (2) a material reduction or diminution in the executive officer’s principal duties and responsibilities, (3) certain adverse changes in the executive officer’s total target compensation or (4) the Company’s material breach of the Employment Agreement.

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The Employment Agreements define a “change of control” as the first to occur of (1) any person (subject to specified exceptions) becoming the beneficial owner of 30% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities, (2) the Company merging or consolidating with any other entity, subject to exceptions for mergers or consolidations that would not result in a change or more than 60% ownership or in any person acquiring more than 30% of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities, (3) the Company or any subsidiary selling, assigning or otherwise transferring more than 50% of the Company’s assets, (4) the Company dissolving and liquidating substantially all of its assets or (5) a change in the majority of the Company’s Board of Directors (excluding changes resulting from new directors whose appointment or nomination was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the then-serving continuing directors).

If the executive officer’s employment is terminated by the Company without cause or by the executive officer for good reason within the two-year period following a change of control, then, if the executive officer provides a separation agreement, the executive officer will be entitled to (1) severance in the amount of two times (three times, in the case of the Chief Executive Officer) the total of the executive officer’s base salary plus target annual bonus, (2) a pro rata portion of the executive officer’s annual bonus for the year of the termination, based on the Company’s actual performance, (3) health and medical insurance benefits for 24 months (36 months in the case of the Chief Executive Officer) and (4) outplacement benefits and assistance for 24 months (36 months, or such shorter period as may be required to comply with or be exempt from applicable tax regulations, in the case of the Chief


Executive Officer), up to a cost of $25,000 ($50,000 in the case of the Chief Executive Officer). In addition, unless a more favorable result is provided under the Company’s equity incentive plan or an award agreement, (a) unvested stock options or stock appreciation rights will vest in full and be exercisable for up to 12 months, (b) unvested restricted stock or restricted stock units will vest in full and (c) unearned performance shares or performance share units will be deemed earned at the target level and fully vested. These change of control termination benefits would also apply if the executive officer’s employment were terminated by the Company without cause within the six months prior to a change of control and the executive officer can reasonably demonstrate that the termination was in connection with or in anticipation of the change of control.

The Employment Agreements include customary confidentiality and restrictive covenant provisions, including non-solicitation, non-competition, non-interference and non-disparagement provisions.provisions.


Estimated Payments upon a Change of Control

The following table presents the estimated payouts that would be made upon a change of control coupled with a termination of employment (other than for cause or retirement), assuming the change of control occurred as of December 31, 2020 based on the terms of the Contingent Employment Agreements, which were the agreements in effect as of such date.  Because2022. Mr. Pennypacker and Mr. Ruck were not employed on December 31, 2020, they areDoerr is not included in the table below.  The severancetables below because he resigned effective May 26, 2022 and did not receive any additional or enhanced benefits that we provided toin connection with his separation.

NAME

BASE
SALARY
(1)

 

ANNUAL
INCENTIVE-BASED
COMPENSATION
(2)

 

RESTRICTED
SHARES
(3)

 

PERFORMANCE
SHARES
(4)

 

BENEFITS(5)

 

TOTAL

 

Aaron H. Ravenscroft

$

2,700,000

 

$

2,700,000

 

$

1,432,597

 

$

1,563,883

 

$

102,057

 

$

8,498,536

 

Brian P. Regan

$

928,000

 

$

1,044,000

 

$

230,466

 

$

235,802

 

$

60,437

 

$

2,498,704

 

David J. Antoniuk

$

1,045,400

 

$

784,050

 

$

445,231

 

$

411,992

 

$

59,704

 

$

2,746,378

 

Leslie L. Middleton

$

915,680

 

$

549,408

 

$

321,699

 

$

356,181

 

$

59,308

 

$

2,202,276

 

Jennifer L. Peterson

$

778,000

 

$

389,000

 

$

155,198

 

$

47,649

 

$

59,899

 

$

1,429,746

 

(1)
Represents three times Mr. Ravenscroft’s and two times each of the other named executive officer’s base salary on December 31, 2022.
(2)
Represents three times Mr. PennypackerRavenscroft’s and Mr. Ruck are described belowtwo times each of the other named executive officer’s target cash incentive compensation under the 2022 STIP.

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(3)
Represents the value of unvested restricted stock units and restricted shares based on the closing price ($9.16) of the Company’s common stock on December 31, 2022.
(4)
Amounts shown assume that the surviving entity in the Barry L. Pennypacker Separation Agreement sectionchange of control did not assume the equity-based awards and represent the Peter A. Ruck Separation Agreement section, respectively.

Name

Base Salary(1)

Annual Incentive-Based Compensation(2)

Stock Options(3)

Restricted Shares(4)

Performance Shares(5)

Benefits(6)

Excise Tax Gross Up(7)

Total

Aaron H. Ravenscroft

$2,400,000

$2,400,000

$36,719

$429,873

$506,184

$58,134

$0

$5,830,910

David J. Antoniuk

$1,045,400

$784,050

$33,965

$404,464

$514,782

$40,452

$0

$2,823,114

Thomas L. Doerr, Jr.

$800,000

$480,000

$22,032

$253,915

$297,412

$39,828

$0

$1,893,187

Terrance L. Collins

$745,200

$447,120

$17,846

$221,931

$329,848

$39,800

$0

$1,801,745

Leslie L. Middleton

$776,000

$465,600

$0

$167,986

$142,271

$35,413

$0

$1,587,269

value of (a) performance shares for the 2020-2022 performance cycle, which were earned at 35.3%, and (b) other unvested performance shares, prorated and based on performance at year-end, which for the 2021-2023 performance cycle is projected below threshold and is shown at 100% of target and for the 2022-2024 performance cycle is projected at target and is shown at 100% of target. These values are based on the closing price ($9.16) of the Company’s common stock on December 31, 2022.

(1)

Represents three times Mr. Ravenscroft’s and two times each of the other named executive officer’s base salary on December 31, 2020.

(2)

Represents three times Mr. Ravenscroft’s and two times each of the other named executive officer’s target cash incentive compensation under the 2020 STIP.

(3)

Represents the value of unvested stock options based on the closing price ($13.31) of the Company's common stock on December 31, 2020.

(4)

Represents the value of unvested restricted stock units and restricted shares based on the closing price ($13.31) of the Company’s common stock on December 31, 2020.

(5)

Amounts shown assume that the surviving entity in the change of control did not assume the equity-based awards and represent the value of (a) performance shares for the 2018-2020 performance cycle, which were earned at 0% but would be paid out at 100% of target, and (b) other unvested performance shares, prorated and based on performance at year-end, which for the 2019-2021 performance cycle is projected below threshold and is shown at 100% of target and for the 2020-2022 performance cycle is projected at target and is shown at 100% of target. These values are based on the closing price ($13.31) of the Company’s common stock on December 31, 2020.

If the surviving entity in a change of control assumes the equity-based awards, but employment is terminated without cause or for good reason within 24 months (36 months in the case of Mr. Ravenscroft) following the change of control, awards will be deemed earned in full and as if the maximum performance goals provided under such awards were met.met at 100% of their target.

(6)

(5)

Represents three times in the case of Mr. Ravenscroft and two times in the case of each of the other named executive officers, the value of annual benefits (including group life insurance, hospitalization and medical insurance) provided to such named executive officer.

(7)

The Company does not provide excise tax gross-ups under the Contingent Employment Agreements.

As stated in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, during 2020, the named executive officers, were also eligiblethe value of annual benefits including group life insurance, hospitalization and medical insurance) provided to such named executive officer. Also representingoutplacement benefits and assistance for 12 months (24 months in the Company’s severance pay plan, which iscase of the Chief Executive Officer) up to a discretionary severance program acrosscost of $25,000 ($50,000 in the case of the Chief Executive Officer).

Estimated Severance Payments

The following table presents the estimated payouts that would be made if upon a termination of employment before a change of control by the Company whereby all severance benefits are provided atwithout “cause” or by the Company’s sole discretion and will be designed to meetexecutive for “good reason,” assuming such termination occurred as of December 31, 2022, based on the specific facts and circumstances of each termination. Under such Plan, the Board of Directors and the Compensation Committee had the sole authority to authorize any benefits under the plan to any officerterms of the Company. However, as discussed above,Employment Agreements. Mr. Doerr is not included in February 2021, we entered into Employment Agreements withthe tables below because he resigned effective May 26, 2022.

NAME

BASE
SALARY
(1)

 

ANNUAL
INCENTIVE-BASED
COMPENSATION
(2)

 

STOCK
OPTIONS
(3)

 

RESTRICTED
SHARES
(4)

 

PERFORMANCE
SHARES
(5)

 

BENEFITS(6)

 

TOTAL

 

Aaron H. Ravenscroft

$

1,800,000

 

$

1,800,000

 

$

104,865

 

$

601,977

 

$

530,121

 

$

84,704

 

$

4,921,668

 

Brian Regan

$

464,000

 

$

348,000

 

$

97,086

 

$

98,030

 

$

66,739

 

$

42,718

 

$

1,116,574

 

David J. Antoniuk

$

522,700

 

$

392,025

 

$

62,871

 

$

230,209

 

$

313,020

 

$

42,352

 

$

1,563,177

 

Leslie L. Middleton

$

457,840

 

$

274,704

 

$

428

 

$

150,343

 

$

152,507

 

$

42,154

 

$

1,077,977

 

Jennifer Peterson

$

389,000

 

$

194,500

 

$

51,134

 

$

62,105

 

$

23,530

 

$

42,449

 

$

762,718

 

(1)
Represents two times Mr. Ravenscroft's and one times each of the other named executive officers that were employed by usofficer's base salary on such dateDecember 31, 2022.
(2)
Represents two times Mr. Ravenscroft's and suchone times each of the other named executive officer's target cash incentive compensation under 2022 STIP. Under the terms of the Employment Agreements, specifyeach executive would also be entitled to a pro-rata portion of the severance benefitsannual bonus earned for the year in which the termination occurs, based on actual performance, payable at the end of the performance period. Assuming that terminations occurred on December 31, 2022, each named executive officer would be entitled to receive upon certain terminations of employment.  


Executive Separations

CEO Transition.As previously disclosed, on August 5, 2020, Mr. Pennypacker stepped down from his role as President and Chief Executive Officer and was succeeded by Mr. Ravenscroft as partthe amount already shown in the "Non-Equity Incentive Plan" column of the Company’s leadership transition plan. Mr. Pennypacker continuedSummary Compensation Table pursuant to serve in an advisory role through December 31, 2020, to ensure a smooth transition.  Given Mr. Pennypacker’s extensive industry, market, customer, and product knowledge, it was imperative forsuch provision.

(3)
Represents the organization to have Mr. Pennypacker’s support during this leadership transition.  In his advisory role, Mr. Pennypacker was a resource to the Chairmanvalue of the Board of Directors and the incoming CEO.  Mr. Pennypacker’s knowledge, insights and cooperation were critical in the CEO transition’s success.  

Barry L. Pennypacker Separation Agreement.In connection with Mr. Pennypacker stepping down, we entered into an agreementwith him governing the terms of his separation (the “Pennypacker Agreement”). Under the Pennypacker Agreement, Mr. Pennypacker is entitled to receive a payment of $4,000,000, which is equal to two times the sum of his base salary and target bonus under the STIP at the time of his separation from employment. This amount is being paid over a 24-month period following Mr. Pennypacker’s separation from employment. Mr. Pennypacker also received a pro rata bonus under the STIP based on our performance for 2020 in the amount of $226,512. In addition, he received accelerated vesting of a pro-rata portion of hisunvested stock options based on the closing price ($9.16) of the Company's common stock on December 31, 2022.

(4)
Represents the value of the vesting of a pro-rata portion of unvested restricted stock units under our 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Thebased on the closing price ($9.16) of the Company's common stock on December 31, 2022.
(5)
Represents the value of the accelerated vesting of a pro-rata portion of the restricted stockunearned 2020 and 2021 performance share units was approximately $426,451, calculated as the number of restricted stock units that vested (38,076) multiplied by $11.20,based on the closing price ($9.16) of ourthe Company's common stock on August 5, 2020.  AllDecember 31, 2022 assuming target performance goals were achieved.
(6)
Represents the cost to the Company of providing Company-paid COBRA continuation coverage for 24 months for Mr. Ravenscroft and 12 months for all the other equity-based awards that had yet to vest were forfeited. We also agreed to make an employer contributionnamed executive officers. Also representingoutplacement benefits and assistance for 12 months (24 months in the amount of $175,000 to Mr. Pennypacker’s account under the Deferred Compensation Plan for the 2020 plan year.  Mr. Pennypacker also received a payment of $15,000 to cover costs and fees incurred for the legal reviewcase of the Pennypacker Agreement.

To the extent Mr. Pennypacker elects continued health and dental insurance coverage, he is entitled to receive reimbursement for the monthly cost of such coverage through the end of the 24-month period following his separation.  Our reimbursement obligation is subject to early termination if Mr. Pennypacker is offered health insurance from a new employer prior to the end of the 24-month period.

The Pennypacker Agreement also includes a release and customary covenants restricting Mr. Pennypacker from disclosing confidential information, from competing with our business and from soliciting our employees or employees of our subsidiaries.

Peter A. Ruck Separation Agreement.Mr. Ruck’s employment was ended by the Company on September 4, 2020.  In connection with his separation, we entered into a separation agreement with him providing for a payment in the amount of $351,900, payable over a 12-month period following the separation.  Mr. Ruck also received a pro rata bonus under the STIP based on our performance for 2020 in the amount of $49,901.  In addition, he received accelerated vesting of a portion of his restricted stock units under our 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The value of the accelerated vesting of the restricted stock units was approximately $177,248, calculated as the number of restricted stock units that vested (18,599) multiplied by $9.53, the closing price of our common stock on September 4, 2020.  All other equity-based awards that had yet to vest were forfeited.  Mr. Ruck was eligible to elect continued health and dental insurance coverage at the active employee rate forChief Executive Officer) up to 12 months following his separation.  Mr. Ruck also was eligible for outplacement services at a cost of up to $25,000.  The agreement with Mr. Ruck includes a release and customary covenants restricting Mr. Ruck from disclosing confidential information, from competing with our business and from soliciting our employees or employees or our subsidiaries.$25,000 ($50,000 in the case of the Chief Executive Officer).

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XI. CEO PAY RATIO


XII.

CEO Pay Ratio

As required by Item 402(u) of Regulation S-K, we arethe Company is providing the following information about the ratio of the median annual total compensation of ourits employees and the annual total compensation of Mr. Ravenscroft,, our the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. For the year ended December 31, 2020:2022:

The annual total compensation of our median employee was reasonably estimated to be $48,153;$69,908; and

The annual total compensation of Mr. Ravenscroft was $2,834,177

$5,576,471

Based on this information, the ratio of the annual total compensation of ourthe Company’s Chief Executive Officer to the annual total compensation of ourits median employee is estimated to be 5980 to 1.

For 2020, we2022, the Company re-identified ourit's median employee using a multi-step process. First, wethe Company examined the base salaries and wages of all individuals employed by us on December 31, 20202022 (other than Mr. Ravenscroft), whether full-time, part-time, or on a seasonal basis to identify the median base salary of all our employees. WeThe Company annualized wages and salaries for all permanent employees who were hired after January 1, 2020,2022, as permitted by SEC rules, and converted all employees’ salaries or wages into U.S. dollars based on the applicable foreign exchange rate on December 31, 2020.  We2022. The Company then identified the median base salary and found that multiple employees were paid the median base salary in 2020. Wesalary. The Company selected an individual from this group whom we believedit believes to be representative of ourthe employee population to serve as ourthe Company’s median employee and calculated their total compensation according to the same rules we useused to calculate the total compensation of ourthe Company’s named executive officers reported in the Summary Compensation Table, which did not include the value of widely available welfare benefits.

To calculate ourthe ratio, wethe Company divided Mr. Ravenscroft’s annual total compensation by the annual total compensation of ourits median employee. To calculate Mr. Ravenscroft’s annual total compensation, wethe Company used the amount reported in the “Total” column of ourits Summary Compensation Table for 2020.2022.

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XII. PAY VERSUS PERFORMANCE


The following table sets forth information concerning the compensation of our NEOs for each of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020, 2021, and 2022, and the Company's financial performance for each such fiscal year:

YEAR

Summary Compensation Table Total for Current PEO ($)

 

Compensation Actually Paid for Current PEO ($)(1)

 

Summary Compensation Table Total for Former PEO ($)

 

Compensation Actually Paid for Former PEO($)(1)

 

Average Summary Compensation Table Total for Non-PEO NEOs ($)

 

Average Compensation Actually Paid to Non-PEO NEOs ($)(1)

 

Manitowoc
TSR ($)

 

Peer Group TSR ($)(2)(3)

 

Net Income
($ millions)
(2)

 

Adjusted EBITDA
($ millions)
(4)

 

2022

$

5,576,471

 

$

1,732,064

 

-

 

-

 

$

1,147,526

 

$

125,309

 

$

52.34

 

$

109.59

 

$

(123.6

)

$

143.1

 

2021

$

4,952,777

 

$

5,778,118

 

-

 

-

 

$

1,823,565

 

$

2,241,684

 

$

106.23

 

$

137.74

 

$

11.0

 

$

116.0

 

2020

$

2,834,188

 

$

2,354,701

 

$

4,940,010

 

$

2,464,729

 

$

1,101,573

 

$

830,069

 

$

76.06

 

$

119.96

 

$

(19.1

)

$

83.1

 

(1)
Amounts represent compensation “actually paid” to the Company's Principal Executive Officer ("PEO"), former PEO and the average compensation actually paid to the Company's remaining NEOs for the relevant fiscal year, as determined under SEC rules (and described below), which includes the individuals indicated in the table below for each fiscal year:

YEAR

XIII.CURRENT PEO

MiscellaneousFORMER PEO

NON-PEO NEOS

2022

Aaron H. Ravenscroft

Brian P. Regan; David J. Antoniuk; Jennifer L. Peterson; Leslie L. Middleton; Thomas L. Doerr Jr.

2021

Aaron H. Ravenscroft

Antoniuk, David J; Doerr Jr., Thomas L; Middleton, Leslie L; Collins, Terrance L

2020

Aaron H. Ravenscroft

Barry L Pennypacker

Antoniuk, David J; Doerr Jr., Thomas L; Middleton, Leslie L; Collins, Terrance L; Peter Ruck

(2)
The TSR results are based on the value of initial fixed $100 investment.
(3)
For the relevant fiscal year, represents the cumulative Total Shareholder Return (the “Peer Group TSR”) of the Russell 2000 index.
(4)
Adjusted EBITDA is defined for purposes of this table as net income (loss) before interest, income taxes, depreciation, and amortization plus the addback of certain restructuring and other charges. While the Company uses a number of financial performance measures for the purpose of evaluating performance for its compensation programs, the Company has determined that Adjusted EBITDA is the financial performance measure that, represents the most important performance measure (that is not otherwise required to be disclosed in the table) that the Company uses to link compensation actually paid to its NEOs, for the most recently completed fiscal year, to the Company's performance.

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Pay Versus Performance

Compensation actually paid to the Company's NEOs represents the “Total” compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table for the applicable fiscal year, adjusted as follows:

 

2020

2021

2022

Adjustments

Current PEO

Former

PEO

Average non-PEO NEOs

Current PEO

Average non-PEO NEOs

Current PEO

Average non-PEO NEOs

Deduction for Amounts Reported under the “Stock Awards” and “Option Awards” Columns in the Summary Compensation Table for Applicable Fiscal Year ("FY")

($1,021,131)

($3,063,350)

($543,003)

($2,500,009)

($841,093)

($3,484,556)

($480,034)

Increase based on ASC Topic 718 Fair Value of Awards Granted during Applicable FY that Remain Unvested as of Applicable FY End, determined as of Applicable FY End

$1,092,978

$3,278,889

$580,438

$2,752,258

$925,958

$1,749,988

$243,271

Increase based on ASC Topic 718 Fair Value of Awards Granted during Applicable FY that Vested during Applicable FY, determined as of Vesting Date

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

Increase/deduction for Awards Granted during Prior FY that were Outstanding and Unvested as of Applicable FY End, determined based on change in ASC Topic 718 Fair Value from Prior FY End to Applicable FY End

($462,113)

($1,594,649)

($260,524)

$496,591

$285,514

($1,988,445)

($608,498)

Increase/deduction for Awards Granted during Prior FY that Vested During Applicable FY, determined based on change in ASC Topic 718 Fair Value from Prior FY End to Vesting Date

($89,211)

$1,219,029

$20,043

$76,502

$47,740

($118,693)

$134,912

Deduction of ASC Topic 718 Fair Value of Awards Granted during Prior FY that were Forfeited during Applicable FY, determined as of Prior FY End

$0

($2,315,201)

($68,459)

$0

$0

$0

($311,868)

TOTAL ADJUSTMENTS

($479,477)

($2,475,282)

($271,504)

$825,341

$418,120

($3,841,706)

($1,022,217)

The Company did not report a change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings for any of the years reflected in the table; therefore, a deduction from the Summary Compensation Table total related to this is not needed.

Relationship Between Financial Performance Measures

The graphs below depict the relationship between (i) the compensation actually paid to the Company's PEO and former PEO and the average of the compensation actually paid to its remaining NEOs, and (ii) the Company's cumulative TSR, Peer Group TSR, Net Income, our Adjusted EBITDA, in each case, for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020, 2021, and 2022. TSR amounts reported in the graph assume an initial fixed investment of $100, and that all dividends, if any, were reinvested.

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Pay Versus Performance

Compensation Actually Paid versus Cumulative TSR

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Compensation Actually Paid versus Net Income

img164427392_21.jpg 

Compensation Actually Paid versus Adjusted EBITDA

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Pay Versus Performance

Compensation Actually Paid versus net Working Capital as a % of Sales (%)

img164427392_23.jpg 

Pay Versus Performance Tabular List

The following performance measures represent the most important financial performance measures used by the Company to link compensation actually paid to its NEOs for 2022:

Adjusted EBITDA
Net Working Capital as a percentage of sales
Non-New Machine Sales

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Miscellaneous

MISCELLANEOUS

Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires the Company's directors, executive officers and any owner of greater than 10% of the Company's Common Stock to file reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission concerning their ownership of the Company's Common Stock. Based solely upon information provided to the Company by individual directors and executive officers, the Company believes that, during the year ended December 31, 2022, all of its directors and executive officers and owners of greater than 10% of the Company's Common Stock complied with the Section 16(a) filing requirements, except a Form 4 for Mr. Middleton (reporting a stock purchase), a Form 4 for Mr. Ravenscroft (reporting a stock purchase) and two Form 4s for each of Ms. Cooney and Mr. Pfeifer (each reporting a purchase of stock units from the Company under the Company's Deferred Compensation Plan) were not timely filed.

Other Matters

Management knows of no business that will be presented for action at the 20212023 Annual Meeting other than as set forth in the Notice of Annual Meeting accompanying this Proxy Statement. If other matters do properly come before the 20212023 Annual Meeting, proxies will be voted in accordance with the best judgment of the person or persons exercising authority conferred by such proxies.

Shareholder Proposals

Proposals that shareholders of the Company intend to present at and have included in the Company’s Proxy Materials for the 20222024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Rule 14a-8”), must be received no later than November 25, 2021,24, 2023, at the Company’s principal executive offices, One Park Plaza, 11270 West Park Place, Suite 1000, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53224, directed to the attention of our Secretary.

Under the Company’s Restated By-laws, written notice of shareholder proposals and director nominations for the 20222024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company that are not intended to be considered for inclusion in the 2022Company's 2024 Annual Meeting Proxy Materials (shareholder proposals submitted outside the processes of Rule 14a-8)14a-8 and nominations of persons for election as directors) must be received not prior to January 9, 20228, 2024 nor after February 3, 2022,2, 2024, directed to the attention of our Secretary, and such notice must contain the information specified in the Company’s Restated By-laws. In addition, to comply with the universal proxy rules, shareholders who intend to solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than the Company's nominees must provide notice that sets forth the additional information required by Rule 14a-19 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 not prior to January 8, 2024 and not later than February 2, 2024.

Annual Report

A copy (without exhibits) of the Company’s Annual Report to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 20202022 is available online at www.proxyvote.com and also through the Company’s website: www.manitowoc.com. In addition, the Company will provide to any shareholder, without charge, upon written request of such shareholder, an additional copy of such Annual Report and a copy of any other document referenced in this Proxy Statement as being available to a shareholder upon request. Such requests should be addressed to our Secretary, The Manitowoc Company, Inc., One Park Plaza, 11270 West Park Place, Suite 1000, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53224.

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Miscellaneous

Householding Information

We haveThe Company has adopted a procedure approved by the SEC called “householding.” Under this procedure, shareholders of record who have the same address and last name and do not participate in electronic delivery of Proxy Materials will receive only one copy of our Annual Report and Proxy Statement unless one or more of these shareholders notifies us that they wish to continue receiving individual copies. This procedure will reduce ourthe Company’s printing costs and postage fees. Shareholders who participate in householding will continue to receive separate proxy cards. Also, householding will not in any way affect any dividend check mailings. If you and other shareholders of record with whom you share an address currently receive multiple copies of Annual Reports and/or Proxy Statements, or if you hold stock in more than one account and in either case, you wish to receive only a single copy of the Annual Report or Proxy Statement for your household, please contact our Secretary (in writing: The Manitowoc Company, Inc., One Park Plaza, 11270 West Park Place, Suite 1000, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53224, by telephone: 414-760-4600) with the names in which all accounts are registered. If you participate in householding and wish to receive a separate copy of the 20202022 Annual Report or this Proxy Statement, please contact ourthe Company’s Secretary at the above address or phone number. WeThe Company will deliver the requested documents to you promptly upon your request. Beneficial shareholders can request information about householding from their banks, brokers, or other holders of record.



It is important that proxies be returned promptly. Whether or not you expect to attend by virtual presence online at the 20212023 Annual Meeting, you are requested to complete, date, sign, and return the proxy card as soon as possible.

By Order of the Board of Directors

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ThomasJennifer L. Doerr, Jr.Peterson

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, March 25, 202123, 2023


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Annex A: Non-GAAP Reconciliation

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Percent

The reconciliation provided below reconciles net income (loss) from continuing operations with Adjusted EBITDA (a non-GAAP financial measure) to net loss (the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure), and Adjusted EBITDA Percent for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 20182022 (in millions).

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,2022

Adjusted EBITDA

$

143.1

Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing fees

(33.0

)

Provision for income taxes

(3.4

)

Depreciation expense

(60.6

)

Amortization of intangible assets

(3.1

)

Restructuring expense

(1.5

)

Asset impairment expense(1)

(171.9

)

Other non-recurring charges(2)

1.0

Other income - net(3)

5.8

Net loss

$

(123.6

)

Net sales

$

2,032.5

Adjusted EBITDA percent

7

%

 

Year ended December 31,

 

2020

 

2019

 

2018

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

$

(19.1)

 

$

46.6

 

$

(66.9)

Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing fees

 

30.6

 

 

34.2

 

 

40.9

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

 

17.1

 

 

12.4

 

 

(4.8)

Asset impairment expense

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

82.6

Depreciation expense

 

37.2

 

 

35.0

 

 

36.1

Amortization of intangible assets

 

0.3

 

 

0.3

 

 

0.3

Restructuring expense

 

7.0

 

 

9.8

 

 

12.9

Loss on debt extinguishment

 

-

 

 

25.0

 

 

-

Other non-recurring charges(1)

 

-

 

 

3.1

 

 

3.6

Other (income) expense – net(2)

 

10.0

 

 

(9.8)

 

 

11.5

Adjusted EBITDA

$

83.1

 

$

156.6

 

$

116.2

Net sales

$

1,443.4

 

$

1,834.1

 

$

1,846.8

Adjusted EBITDA Percent

 

5.8%

 

 

8.5%

 

 

6.3%

(1)
Asset impairment expense relate to non-cash goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment charges.

(1)  

(2)
Other non-recurring charges in 2019 and 2018 includes lossesrelate to the fair value step up on rental fleet assets sold during the period that was expensed within cost of sales, one-time costs associated with the acquired businesses, income from athe partial recovery of the previously written off long-term note receivable resulting from the 2014 divesturedivestiture of the Company’sCompany's Chinese joint venture recorded in 2019 and 2018 and other non-recurring chargesone-time charges.Costs are included in engineering, selling and administrative expenses.

(2)  expenses or cost of sales in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

(3)
Other (income) expense – net includes net foreign currency gains (losses), other components of net periodic pension costs, pension settlement charges, settlements ofcosts associated with a legal mattersmatter and other miscellaneous items.

Net Working Capital as a % of sales

Free Cash Flows

 

Year ended December 31,

 

2020

 

2019

 

2018

Net cash used for operating activities of continuing operations

$

(35.1)

 

$

(53.3)

 

$

(512.8)

Cash receipts on sold accounts receivable

 

-

 

 

126.3

 

 

553.1

Net payments (borrowings) on accounts receivable securitization program

 

-

 

 

75.0

 

 

(43.2)

Adjusted operating cash flows

 

(35.1)

 

 

148.0

 

 

(2.9)

Capital expenditures

 

(26.3)

 

 

(35.1)

 

 

(31.7)

Free Cash Flows

$

(61.4)

 

$

112.9

 

$

(34.6)

The table below shows the reconciliation provided below reconcilesof Net Working Capital as a percent of sales to Adjusted net cash used for operating activitiesworking capital as a percent of continuing operations with Free Cash Flowssales as of and for the yearsyear ended December 31, 2020, 20192022.

 

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,2022

 

 

 

As reported

 

 

Adjustments (1)

 

Adjusted
net working capital

 

Accounts receivable - net

$

 

266.3

 

$

 

-

 

$

 

266.3

 

Inventories - net

 

 

611.9

 

 

 

(0.3

)

 

 

611.6

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

446.4

 

 

 

1.2

 

 

 

447.6

 

Working capital

$

 

431.8

 

$

1.5

 

$

 

430.3

 

Net sales

$

 

2,032.5

 

 

 

-

 

$

 

2,032.5

 

Working capital as a % of sales

 

 

21.2

%

 

 

 

 

 

21.2

%

(1)
Adjustments reflect the impact from the Honnen Equipment acquisition as reported in net inventory and 2018 (in millions).  


the addback of certain liabilities from the sale of one of the Company's Brazilian entities that were reclassified to current liabilities held for sale as of December 31, 2022.

A-1


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